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Is This How Fiscal Conservatives Are Born?
I am feeling all Republican today, after receiving a surprise holiday note from the IRS. Now, theoretically, I am all for paying taxes; I like what that Martin O'Malley is up to here in Maryland, pushing through a tax hike that according to the Washington Post will "not only close the deficit, it will also help to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, extend health-care coverage to 100,000 lower-income Marylanders, build public schools, and add facilities for state colleges and universities.'' Which is more than Jake with me; until every kid in America has health insurance, how could I object to s-chipping in? Then again, to quote Junie B. Jones, this letter from the tax man has killed the glee. Paraphrasing here, what it says is, "Dear Sucker, You know that $1,021.02 refund check we sent you some months ago? Oopsie, our bad! On the off chance that you have cashed said check, pay us back immediately or we will start charging you interest on our mistake. Hahahahaha, Your IRS.'' Is this how fiscal conservatives are born?
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