"Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table, At which he's fed."

[rusty charly]

The email circulating reads:

"At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of it.
Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin ,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
upon his tomb,
" Taxes drove me
to my doom..."

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell "politicians!"

And I still have to "press 1" for English.

I hope this goes around THE USA and Canada TOO at least 100 times"

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The inheritance tax. -actually called the estate tax: 90 years in existence.

Accounts Receivable Tax -No such thing

Building Permit Tax -Now we have fire codes & building codes that make the structures we live/work in substantially safer.

CDL license Tax- While the DMV is a nightmare bureaucratic behemoth, there needs to be some for of regulation on driving, not saying it's perfect, but it's a step in the right direction.

Cigarette Tax -You're going to pay here one way or another - either in increased healthcare premiums or the smokers get to contribute to the state healthcare system that is going to give them some healthcare when they have COPD & lung cancer.

Corporate Income Tax -Corporations use the infrastructure of the country, they impose costs to the system by their business practices, they should contribute.

Dog License Tax -eehhhhh, kind of need some regulation on pets, and it's pretty minimal "tax"

Federal Income Tax -How do you think the freeways are built, the Armed Forces are paid etc.

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) -works in combination with the states, to provide a safety net for people who lose their jobs through reasons beyond their control.

Fishing License Tax -Dept. of Fish & Game - see DMV above

Food License Tax -Perhaps it exists, just to vague to refute.

Fuel permit tax -too vague to refute - there are such fees/taxes, but they have to do with regulation of commercial transportation or special fuels

Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon) -duh duh duh, roads, overpasses etc.

Hunting License Tax -See Fishing license above

Inheritance Tax -Pete & Re-pete were sitting on a fence, Pete fell off who was left?

Interest expense -OK, this is a tax deduction

Inventory tax -No sure on this one, some states seem to charge a tax on certain items, the IRS does not charge an "inventory" tax, you are required to account for your inventory for the purposes of calculating the business income

IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) -Late fee for losers who don't pay their taxes

Liquor Tax -Same as cigarette above

Luxury Taxes -This one is Bullsh*t. Why should you pay an additional tax because you bought something expensive? Because you can afford it.

Marriage License Tax- You need a marriage license to prove marriage (for legal reasons) so somehow the cost of documenting the marriage needs to be covered.

Medicare Tax -Hope you have full insurance if you are retired or unemployed for some reason. Or maybe you think we should care about those who cannot afford medical care. (not saying it isn't abused - it's the principal we're talking about here)

Property Tax -Schools, parks, etc. Or are you a home school proponent, never use the park or police or fire depts?

Real Estate Tax -Huh? No such thing.

Service charge taxes -Again??? Huh? no such thing.

Social Security Tax -No comment. If you don't understand this one...

Road usage taxes -It's called a "Toll Road" you don't have to drive on it.

Sales Tax -libraries, municipal infrastructure, etc.

Recreational Vehicle Tax- Probably a BS tax, unless there is some extra cost to the environment/citizens as a result of the action of people who buy RVs/

School Tax -Covered under property tax or depending on where you are in the country, a separate tax, but duh.

State Income Tax -To cover the unfunded mandates by the federal government - like "No Child Left Behind", and assorted other things like prisons, firefighters, etc.

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) -See FUTA above.

Telephone federal excise tax, Telephone federal universal service fee tax, Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes, Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax, Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax, Telephone state and local tax, Telephone usage charge tax- Quit whining about your phone bill.

Utility Taxes -Too vague to comment, the government (fed & state) do regulate the utility industry to a degree, to supposedly protect us from the Enrons of the world.

Vehicle License Registration Tax -See DMV above

Vehicle Sales Tax -See DMV above

Watercraft registration Tax -See RV above

Well Permit Tax -See Building Permit Tax above

Workers Compensation Tax- I supposed you wouldn't want to get any money if you were injured on your job. just CYA! thanks for coming out.

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago- FALSE

and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. -Still the most prosperous nation in the world, with the best healthcare & best standard of living.

We had absolutely no national debt -False - ($ 2,337,161,839.04 in 1906)

had the largest middle class in the world -??? don't know.

and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. -True, mostly.