Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that man behind the tree. --The late Sen. Russell B. Long (Democrat, Louisiana) Federal Income taxes are due on Monday, April 18. No one likes paying taxes, a necessary evil, but it seems as though some of us (middle class) pay more proportionately than others (the very poor and the very rich). It seems that too many rich people are getting off far too easily, and yet they seem to whine the loudest, while the rest of us plebes simply pay our taxes and take the hit. Why middle class Republicans support big business lawmakers is beyond me; these lawmakers don't work for us but for the special interest groups that line their campaign coffers... Aw, shucks, there I go, getting all political--the ides of April make me a bit grumpy. As usual, I have procrastinated in doing my taxes, taking advantage of the three extra days because yesterday was a holiday in Washington, D.C. (Emancipation Day). It seems as though the tax code gets more complicated each y...