Cost of government gets more taxing under Bush –

Voters don’t trust the DemonRats on taxes and security – Who in their right mind would trust any group that advocates higher taxes and dismantling our ability to defend ourselves?

The Boomer Bust – The costs to support the Baby Boom generation will be humongous.

AccountantsWorld Employees Caught in FBI Sting – There is a little more intrigue and excitement in the CPA world than most people know about. Can a TV show about a CPA firm be in the works, to balance all the dozens of shows about law firms?

Famed golf course designer gets 10 years for tax evasion – Another idiot tax protestor bites the dust. There are so many legal ways to minimize taxes, especially in Florida, that only a moron would risk his life by following the ridiculous tax protestor schemes.

IRS Has Its Hands Tied In Pursuing Tax Fraud – An interesting part of the PR program to encourage our rulers to give IRS more money and power is the historical revisionism regarding the stories of IRS abuses. Claiming that the people who testified before Congress perjured themselves in order to make the IRS look bad is ridiculous. Why weren’t any of those people charged with perjury if that was the case? Those stories were merely the tip of the iceberg in regard to the strong arm tactics IRS has been allowed to use in pursuit of money for our rulers to spend.

(Thanks to fellow tax fighter Dana Stahl for the heads-up on this article).

Businesses find it’s better to own – Beware of “one size fits all” approaches to lease or buy decisions. Something as expensive as buying a building should be scrutinized closely with a good accountant.

Senate Panel Blocks Taxes on Web Service – This is just to prevent taxes from being levied on the Internet service. Sales of products over the Internet are still very tempting targets for State sales taxes.

Embracing the welfare state – Bush’s brand of compassionate conservatism is getting awfully close to morphing into a clone of the DemonRats’ cradle to grave control of our lives.

From a very selfish perspective, I will be very glad when John F. Kerry drops from the race and we no longer have to see headlines such as these. It’s embarrassing having my name associated with any mention of higher taxes.

Kerry, Dean at odds on Bush tax cuts. Candidates clash on costs, benefits

Kerry, Dean Sharpen Debate Over Tax Cuts. Candidates Spar on How Much to Repeal

This puts a different spin on the old adage to “stop and smell the roses.”

There are plenty of very legitimate reasons to despise presidential wannabe John Edwards. However, I can’t get worked up over being a whole four months late on his property taxes. Big deal! I guess that goes with the territory of running for high office. You have to live your life under a microscope.

Edwards is 4 months late on taxes

Report: Sen. Edwards Owes $11,000 in Taxes

Let’s not hold our breath waiting for the media to discuss Al Sharpton‘s tax scam, where he has a supposed vow of poverty and his church pays for all of his expenses. He’s used that ruse to avoid paying off the judgments from his slander conviction, as well as to avoid any income taxes on his very large speaking fees. He gets the same kind of free pass from accusations of wrong-doing as one of the most the corrupt politicians in the PRC, Willie Brown, who is currently ruling as mayor of San Francisco. Anyone who dares to point out that these gentlemen are crooks is automatically branded as a racist.

Wildlife refuge rescued from tax problems – Turpentine Creek dodged a bullet this time. Hopefully, they will get some pro bono legal assistance to overturn the block-headed decision that they can’t be exempt from property taxes as with properties owned by other local charities. A refund of the extorted taxes they have already paid in will be a very useful boost to their cash flow. Thanks to Dennis Schick, Executive Director of the Arkansas Press Association, for helping to spread the word about Turpentine’s crisis. It was also timely that the APA had their semi-annual convention in Eureka Springs last week.