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Ah, the joys of big government.
This one’s from the New York Times:
Julie Murphy, a 7-year-old Oregonian, set up a lemonade stand on July 29 at an art fair in northeast Portland. County health inspectors shut her down, however, telling Julie and her mother, Maria Fife, that they needed a temporary restaurant license, which costs $120. The [...]

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Somethings are so perfect you just have to quote them.
Christopher Beam of Slate posed a question yesterday in a post about whether or not the Bush tax cuts should be extended:
When is a tax hike not a hike?

His answer?
When it’s a tax un-cut!

Excellent, Christopher.
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Truth and Taxes: Not Extending the Bush Tax Cuts is a [...]

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Here’s little tax rap video I found on YouTube. Very clever:

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The tanning tax, which will fall disproportionately on blonde bimbos and George Hamilton, went into effect last week and got me wondering what additional industry-targeted taxes the Republicans might propose should they gain power in November.
Here are three that readily came to mind:
Warning: If you are politically correct and/or lack a sense of humor, skip this part
The hair-straightening surtax – Hair straightening [...]

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This one’s from Taxgirl Kelly Phillps Erb:
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden was in Milwaukee when he stopped in at Kopp’s Frozen Custard (not ice cream!) for a quick bite. After getting a cone, the vice president asked, “What do we owe ya?” The store manager replied, “Don’t worry, it’s on us. Lower our taxes [...]

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Last week I received this interesting letter from a reader named Kenneth Snipps:
June 14, 2010
Pappas & Associates
930 Woodcock Rd
Suite 227
Orlando, FL 32803
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Kenneth and I need your help regarding a tax matter
Several months ago my neighbor Mr. Biggs told me there are hidden messages embedded within the tax code that, when [...]

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There once was a chap from Hawaii
Who said he wouldn’t tax high ye.
He spent like a drunk,
The bottom line shrunk,
Now he taxes ye tan and ye Pepsi
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From Beryl Reid’s 1968 TV Series “Beryl Reid Says “Good Evening””

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Tax plagued House member Charlie Rangel is no longer the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, but he’s still a member of Congress so I thought it appropriate to re-post this video on this the tax day of all tax days:

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