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It's Tax Time

Good old April 15th, the day the US Government officially lays pipe on its citizens. It is amazing to me to know that nearly 47% of the populous will pay no taxes what so ever and actually have the possibility of getting money back, even though they put nothing in. Think about that, you pay nothing and get a return sounds like a Ponzi scheme, well it is but it is done to "those other people". Every year around this time people start clamoring about taxes, how they owe money or how they pay too much, well where are these people the other 364 days of the year when legislatures are creating these 'bills'? It seems every time there is an election they completely forget how pissed they were about taxes and start putting on their Donkey or Elephant garb. How about next time around we don't get bogged down in the bullshit and realize what really hits home the most, taxes. Nothing else. Health care is a huge issue, sure, as is the epic failure of Americas first true socia...