You Can Count On It!

Hello My Dear Friends! Back in the day, people used to say that the only guarantees in life were death and taxes. Today, even death can't free you from taxes! I'm sure you've heard the stories of the IRS snagging people's tax returns to cover decades old debts incurred by their loved ones. One woman lost her return because "someone in her family" was overpaid a death benefit over 35 years ago. She was five at the time. The government couldn't tell her which one of her family members received the over-payment but, since she was the oldest, it was her problem. LOL! The debt was about $2500. Her return was over $4200 but they kept the whole thing because they could. The kicker is, she's a government employee! I don't know why anyone is surprised. Wait until next year when the IRS is charged with making sure everyone has health insurance in compliance with the new law. It will be a free-for-all. No one will get a return! My point here is that there are far more things in life that are guaranteed beside death and taxes. Take, for instance, abuse of power. I can guarantee you right now that the IRS will fully abuse their new power. Why? Because they can. Here's another guarantee for you. If Vice President Joe Biden is giving a speech, he will say something stupid. Today, while speaking at the commemoration ceremony of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the Veep said that the ceremony 'was so beautiful that the bombing was almost worth it.' Oh, yes he did! He also said, "I don't like Boston (referring to the Red Sox) but I love you guys"! Oh, Joe, for the love of God, stick to the printed speech! Finally, I can guarantee you that, where ever there is news, there will be a conspiracy theory to go along with it. In the past week alone I read that the missing Malaysian Airplane is being hidden by the Malaysian government so they can sell it to al Qaeda. I read that the US is covertly orchestrating the latest uprising in Ukraine and that the Hillary Clinton shoe throwing incident was actually staged by her people to get press coverage. Wow. Let's not forget that evil forces are also manipulating the weather to collapse our fragile economy! I really like that last one. It would explain a lot. You know, when I was a kitten we didn't have a polar vortex. We just had snow in April and, sometimes, in May. But, now that it has a name, there must be evil forces behind it! Stay warm friends. Spring will be back on Thursday.
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