robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Don't know where this originally came from but found it put up by a friend on Face Book: (not 100% accurate, a few of these things were taxed before, BUT!)

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 work,
Tax his pay,
He works for
peanuts anyway!

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
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 (FUTA)
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
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
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 Nonrecurring 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, & 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 in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

DVZ Loc: Littleton CO

The average citizen is estimated to pay half of their income on taxes either direct or indirect. Many folks do not realize that the individual pays for corporate tax as well, it's just rolled into the cost of goods and services as it should be, that's the way it works. So when they talk about taxing Wall Street to pay for people's personal debt I alway moan there goes my retirement and all that investment money that fuels the economy. I feel it's just pandering to buy votes. If I was running for office I'd campaign on mortgage and credit card forgiveness as well as free education, medical care, transportation, and vacations. Oh, and BEER!

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I'm going to beg to differ with your last point. Both of my grandmorhers worked. In 1920 my newly widowed maternal grandmother went back to teaching grade school to support her daughter. My paternal grandmother was the primary breadwinner of the family, and worked during most of my father's childhood as a telephone operator. It is a fallacy that women stayed home. For their generation there were also many WWI widows and Spanish flu widows. Those women had to work, too.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

The whole thing after my intro was from the FB post. And yes, some women/wives/mothers have always worked outside the home, but except for a few periods in our nation's history it has not been the norm. And yes, stay at home Moms do work at homemaking, child and elder care etc. Except for farm or ranch women in general - Everyone worked in those families except the very young - even the very old worked, if in no other way they stayed in the house and cared for the very young while everyone else worked.

But the point is the TAXES/FEES or whatever they decide to call them. We have even had some politicians who have tried to tax things that are already taxed and a few who wanted to tax the tax refunds as "income".