So, the Tea Bag Express rolled through town yesterday, with a rally featuring Jimmy Labriola, famous for, um, well, according to the “news” story, he was in ‘Home Improvement,’ and has-been who never really was, Victoria Jackson, famous for being (or at least pretending to be) really f*cking stupid. There was also a counter-rally of non-teabaggers. This is all in anticipation of National Tea Bag Day, which takes place on Thursday, April 15.<\/p>\n
Speaking of April 15, I did my taxes yesterday, making this two years in a row I’ve done them ahead of time. I’d also intended to pay the property taxes on 10 acres of land I bought a few years ago in hopes of building an earth-sheltered home (it’s more or less the side of a hill with lots of trees on it), which were due back in February. Turns out, I actually paid them on time for once, much to my surprise.<\/p>\n
Unlike tea baggers, I don’t mind paying my taxes. I’m not thrilled with everything the Government uses them for, of course, but for the most part, I have it pretty good (not as good as the rich people, who hate paying taxes), and am relatively happy to chip in my share. I mean, I pretty much use the roads and highways and all that, and, while I have no kids, I used to be one, so I guess it’s only right that we educate them. Besides, it keeps the little bastids off the streets. <\/p>\n
Also unlike tea baggers, I have no problem with the wealthiest people ponying up a few more bucks. I figure the more you make over the bare minimum it takes to survive (whatever that amount may be), the more you can afford to pay. And it’s only fair, since you get better access to health care, the political system, the legal system, and every other damn thing out there in our “Capital is King” society. Plus you’ll never need to watch them pull your loved-one’s lifeless body from a non-union coal mine that should have been closed down a few hundred violations ago.<\/p>\n