Tax Guru – Ker$tetter Letter

Income tax payer an endangered species – Mark Steyn looks at the trend of fewer evil rich people being forced to support more and more people who are becoming dependent on government welfare programs. Reminds me of that old saying, “When you’re robbing Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on Paul’s support.” With more and more “Pauls” ganging up on the “Peters,” it’s obvious that this isn’t going to play out well for the successful.

Tax Returns of the Living Dead. 26 Tax Preparers Charged with ID Theft and Other Scams – Great idea for IRS to run sting operations to weed out crooked tax preparers.

Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states, nation’s capital last year; biggest boost was $1 per pack – Good to see that the exploitation of nicotine addicts continues unabated by the rulers in state governments who are themselves addicted to spending other people’s money. It’s also another example of how targets of fiscal rape don’t just bend over and take it. These higher taxes have resulted in a huge boost for the sales of cancer sticks over the internet and by tax free vendors, such as Native American trading posts, resulting in less actual money for the greedy State rulers.