Why I am happy to pay my taxes and other mendacities (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 06 2014	Views/Reads: 2880/1609	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Last week I was getting along just fine. Things were being accomplished and I was rather enjoying myself. Dutifully, I was checking off item after item on my "to-do-list." I love it when a plan comes together. However, at the top of my exuberanc

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If somebody calls for you during that time all your wife has to say is,
“He's in bed with the flu.” Everybody understands that. Of course, if 
she said you are just in bed, people would not accept that and think a 
little poorly of you. 

But if you have diarrhea along with the flu, that is spectacular. Not
only do you get to lie in bed, but also you get a little exercise, 
jumping up and running to the bathroom every 3 1/2 seconds. The side 
benefit of this is you lose some weight during that week. 

One more thing slightly more exciting than filing your income taxes, is
poking yourselves in the eye. I must confess this a favorite of mine 
because every time I do it, I learn new dance steps. Alas, when the 
swelling dies down I cannot remember those dance steps. 

Therefore, paying my income tax each year is included in some of my
favorite activities. Even Jesus got into the discussion of paying 
taxes. When queried on this subject he replied, “Render to Caesar the 
things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's” (Mark 
12:17). 

When I think of all the money wasted in our country, especially by our
government, I grieve. Someone once said, “Money in the hands of a fool 
always goes for foolish things.” 

How a person spends his or her money reveals a lot about that person. 


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