Taxes
2005 went something like this: I worked my ass off, got paid very little, including automatic federal income tax dues, and put my monthly deposit into my mutual funds. Towards the end of the year, I made a $750 withdrawal from the mutual funds to afford Christmas presents for the whole family.
Now, a year later, I get a notice from the IRS saying that 2005 taxes were filed incorrectly and that I owe $199 because I didn't report the "additonal income" of $750.
70 to 80 years ago, the government created the IRS to collect income tax so that it could pay war costs and promised that when the war was over, the IRS would be closed and the income tax removed.
Today, the IRS still exists and it is now making me pay taxes on something that I already paid 13-14 months ago.
So here is my final thought: Anger over financial situations cause some people to drink, some to beat their kids. I, on the other hand, do not drink often and I have no kids...
Now, a year later, I get a notice from the IRS saying that 2005 taxes were filed incorrectly and that I owe $199 because I didn't report the "additonal income" of $750.
70 to 80 years ago, the government created the IRS to collect income tax so that it could pay war costs and promised that when the war was over, the IRS would be closed and the income tax removed.
Today, the IRS still exists and it is now making me pay taxes on something that I already paid 13-14 months ago.
So here is my final thought: Anger over financial situations cause some people to drink, some to beat their kids. I, on the other hand, do not drink often and I have no kids...
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