A Necessary Evil...?

Guess what? It is just about time to pay your income tax...! That's right, friends, the Tax Man Cometh. In fact, he comes next week, as I'm sure that most of you already know.

April 15Th is the dreaded deadline to get those taxes in...or face the wrath of your Uncle Sam ! But don't despair, you are not the only ones dreading that fateful day. Income Tax has been incurring the wrath of most folks ever since it began.

In fact, I thought it would be interesting to show you what some famous people have had to say about taxes over the years. Most of these names are ones that you know, so let it be some comfort that famous or not, rich or poor... we all share some common feelings from time to time.

The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf. Will Rogers

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Will Rogers

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. Will Rogers

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. Ronald Reagan

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity. Rush Limbaugh

Only in Washington would death be considered a taxable event. Mike Ferguson

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. Albert Einstein

See, it only feels like you are out there all alone during this annual stress filled event. But your friends are there for you, including me!

In fact, I'll even make a fresh pot of coffee for you...and maybe a piece of pie to go with it (want pinto bean pie, or bug pie...?).