You Knew How to Get the Money Out of Him<\/b><\/p>\n
A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child.<\/p>\n
The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the child had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the man held him up, gave him a few shakes, and an American quarter dropped to the sidewalk.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, thank you sir!\u201d cried the woman. \u201cYou seemed to know just how to get it out of him. Are you a doctor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, ma\u2019am,\u201d replied the man. \u201cI\u2019m with the United States Internal Revenue Service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bits & Pieces, March 31, 1994, p. 5<\/p>\n
Quotes<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 IRS auditor to taxpayer, as nurse prepares a syringe: \u201cShe is going to numb the area around your wallet.\u201d – David Harbaugh in Medical Examiner<\/p>\n
\u2022 All the taxes paid over a lifetime by the average American are spent by the government in less than a second. – Jim Fiebig, NANA<\/p>\n
Taxation Is Like\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n
In a newly created nation in Africa, an elderly native was told that he was going to be taxed to support the government. \u201cWhy?\u201d he asked. \u201cTo protect you from enemies, to feed you when you are hungry, to care for you when you are sick, and to educate your children,\u201d he was told. \u201cI see,\u201d said the old man. \u201cIt\u2019s like I have this dog, and the dog is hungry. He comes begging to me for food. So I take my knife, cut off a piece of the poor dog\u2019s tail and give it to him to eat. That, I believe is what this taxation is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bits and Pieces, December 13, 1990<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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