It’s that time of the year again when the Wesley Snipes’ and Vivien Kellem’s of the world come out of the woodwork to cry foul against the IRS for the annual collection of taxes. The idea of paying taxes to the governing body of your nation is as old as time itself, with documented history of being required in the days of pharaohs, Athenians, Romans and so on. Yet somewhere along the way an overzealous American snagged their copy of the Constitution and decried the right of the US Government to follow suit. Obviously, they overlooked the sixteenth amendment and have left it up to the IRS and judicial system of our country to point out their oversight in courtrooms. Read the rest of this entry »
Die and Pay Taxes
19 01 2010Comments : Leave a Comment »
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