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Today started off with a nice trip to the post office, driving with the sunroof open and windows down so we could enjoy the springtime air. We had to get some sort of enjoyment, because our mission was one we’d rather not undertake: we were mailing off our tax payments to the government. Upon returning home I found this story on how people feel about the tax system in the U.S. There were a few things I found interesting. Apparently 58% of respondents felt the middle class was paying too much , and 54% felt low-income families were overburdened. However, 60% felt that high-income families were paying too little.

I have to wonder if it’s ever occurred to most of the people surveyed that we are all being taxed too much. There’s nowhere else in life where people are willing to blindly fork over money without ever asking what the payment is for. And what, exactly, do I get in return for my money anyway? The US Postal Service? A war in a far-off land? Harrassment at the airport? It’s funny - in all the years I’ve paid taxes, I haven’t received an invoice. Anywhere else that would be considered a bad business practice, but with the government it’s Standard Operating Procedure. “Do as we say, not as we do” seems to be a way of life in Washington, DC.

I’ve got a few days at home here in Tennessee and I’m enjoying the springtime that’s suddenly in bloom all around me. There were hints of it in the air before I left for Las Vegas/Los Angeles/Reno the weekend before last, with a short burst of 70-degree weather and the first appearance of the wildlife that make this such a great place to live, but it went back into hiding before I flew away. Now it’s impossible to ignore. The sky is blue, the wind gusts, the birds sing, and the dogs are lying down on the deck while the only two people in the house imitate their laziness.

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