I wrote/mailed tax checks today...

Look for the tax enforcement to get even more harsh...but for who?

After having a "use tax" levied on my purchase of a used amp I bought from a private individual from Canada, I see things getting far worse for the typical citizen. I remember years ago that the citizen worked from Jan 1 til around May 1-15 just to pay the total tax burden. This includes all taxes of course. But it is still exorbitant IMO. Taxing income may be the most immoral of things since it taxes a human for their very existence because work is a natural part of the life cycle itself, unless you live on someone else’s $$$. But then you are obligated to that entity and subject to their control.

87,000 New IRS Agents

@artemus_5 Thinking that may not happen as he cannot even get the Fed Funded.

I agree 100% with your post. 

Fed Sales Tax that way everyone pays even those who do not report income. 

The cost of the U.S. government has doubled over the past 14 years... anyone feel like they’re getting their money’s worth? Are you twice as free?

@hedgehog 

getting our moneys worth?  Those worthless people in the House and Senate that do nothing but go at each other do nothing for the taxpayers, yet their average income is $160000.00+ a year.  I wish I could have had a job that paid that for not doing anything. Then you got people like Musk who can buy anything and now wants to buy Twitter so trump can have his platform back. We supposedly middle class are being taken for one big, long ride. 

@stereo5

I’m not sure Musk cares one way or another about Trump’s access to Twitter, but one never knows what the oligarchs are up to these days.

The congress critters are worthless, you have that very correct. They all stay too long and leave multi-millionaires. It has never been about R vs. D, but us vs. them. I don’t pay attention to what they say, but what they actually do. Outside of a few wedge issues that are used to keep the tax slaves divided, there is marginal difference between the two parties.

This will be my parting shot, as it isn’t considered "polite company" to discuss politics in this country any longer... suffice it to say that we paid far too much throughout the year and then had to pony up even more come filing time.