A fee levied by Government

• If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. ~Will Rogers
• When there's a single thief, it's robbery. When there are a thousand thieves, it's taxation. ~Vanya Cohen
• Taxation with representation ain't so hot either. ~Gerald Barzan
• Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
• The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. ~Ronald Reagan
• America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation. ~Laurence J. Peter
• I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money. ~Arthur Godfrey
• The United States has a system of taxation by confession. ~Hugo Black
• Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents? ~Peg Bracken
• The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr. ~Will Rogers
• Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. ~H.L. Mencken
• The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose. ~William Simon
• We must care for each other more, and tax each other less. ~Bill Archer
• Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. ~Robert Heinlein

The major focus of the weekend was getting the taxes prepared. Fortunately, I don't do much. We learned a long time ago that I'm lousy at handling financial matters. There are just too many little details, and Uncle Sam doesn't appreciate the word "approximate". My wife did a fantastic job, especially considering all of our financial records were separated, stored, and then refiled in the new place. She found everything.

So how did we do? Well, we moved 'approximately' in the middle of the year. We overpaid the Federal and in the State of Georgia. We underpaid in Pennsylvania. Tells me something about the taxes in PA. Ah well, at least the agony is finished for another year.