In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes
Benjamin Franklin
I, like many other good citizens from this great country of ours, left it to the very last moment to mail off this years tax return. As I entered the local post office and saw the long line, I once again promised myself that next year would be different. I really would make the effort to get them off before the last minute rush.
As I moved slowly towards the front of the line, I began wondering, in this day and age is this really the best system our great and wonderful leaders can come up with. After all, we now live in a world that allows a satellite miles above us to read a number plate. We can get the worldwide web on our cell phone, download TV programs that we may have missed or just want to save onto our iPods.
The original tax laws introduced in 1913 were a very simple affair. They began with tax brackets ranging from 1 to 7 percent – a far cry from todays levels. The IRS tax codes, regulations and guidelines now have well over 9 million words. No wonder there’s so much confusion. Is there truly anyone who really understands this monster. Lets...