N/T-POEM

[michaelmars]

The Tax Poem

Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land,

Tax his bed,

Tax the table

At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,

Tax his mule,

Teach him taxes

Are the rule.

Tax his work,

Tax his pay,

He works for peanuts anyway!

Tax his cow,

Tax his goat,

Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,

Tax his shirt,

Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,

Tax his drink,

Tax him if he

Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,

Tax his beers,

If he cries

Tax his tears.

Tax his car,

Tax his gas,

Find other ways

To tax his ass (you know--donkey) .

Tax all he has

Then let him know

That you won't be done

Ti ll he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;

Then tax him some more,

Tax him till

He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,

Tax his grave,

Tax the sod in

Which he's laid.

Put these words

Upon his tomb,

'Taxes drove me

to my doom...'

When he's gone,

Do not relax,

Its time to apply

The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

CDL license Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Excise Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax (44.75 cents per gallon)

Gross Receipts Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Personal Property Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service Charge T ax

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax

Sales Tax

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax

Telephone

State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Utility Taxes

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most

prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle-class in the

world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians? '

And I still have to 'press 1' for English !?!?!?!?

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!!!! YOU can help it

get there!!!!

GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!! !!

[Catherine]

Saw this somewhere else last year; another forum. It might even have been the Mighty KC who posted it!

But thanks for posting it again; it's a good one.

Catherine

[kcjenkins]

No, I would not post this, because while the first part is good, [and Atticus posted it a week or so ago] the second part, where he starts listing taxes, is a bit bogus. Some of those taxes existed almost from the start of the country, like the Property Tax and Real Estate Tax. Others did not exist then because the item taxed did not exist then, such as telephone taxes, auto taxes, etc.

No one likes all the taxes, but we have most of them because people wanted the revenue to fund some program that they wanted. Or because [in the case of the so-called 'sin taxes' like on cigarettes or booze] we wanted to discourage the use of something.

[Julie]

Thanks, KC.

Maybe six or seven years ago, on another board, I wrote a line-by-line explanation of this one (it was a bit shorter then). I don't think I'd have the patience to do that again, but I think people do need to look twice at things they spread around....they may express one's point of view perfectly, but are they really true?