Over a decade ago (shiver) my friends were at one of the less civil San Fernando Valley house parties and the inevitable mini-altercation erupted between some guy and my friend Ronnie. Now I wasn’t there, but the legend goes that this guy said to Ronnie “Why you taxin’ my homies?!” and Ronnie replied “There’s no taxation without representation.” and the situation was defused.
Good point Ronnie.
U.S. tax day was yesterday, but Tax Freedom Day — the day when most of us have worked enough to pay off our federal, state, sales, and local taxes — is still a ways off. Politics is not something I usually get into here because it’s even worse than talking about religion. These days thoughtful people can talk about religion dispassionately, but the same people act as if their candidate’s talking points were brought down the mountain by Mel Brooks.
Anyway, I will say that whatever your political bent, you must have some reservations about working 3-4 months out of the year to pay for Uncle Sam’s misadventures.
