APAD: Nothing is certain but death and taxes

Nothing is certain but death and taxes

A rather fatalistic and sardonic proverb. It draws on the actual inevitability of death to highlight the difficulty in avoiding the burden of taxes.

Several famous authors have uttered lines to this effect. The first was Daniel Defoe, in The Political History of the Devil, 1726:

"Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) used the form we are currently more familiar with, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789, which was re-printed in The Works of Benjamin Franklin, 1817:

"'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

Another thought on the theme of death and taxes is Margaret Mitchell's line from her book Gone With the Wind, 1936:

"Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them."

 

Taxes in the US are too high. Almost 50% of income goes to

taxes~

Thoreau said I make myself rich by making my wants few.

fewer wants, less tax. US gov does not feel threatened tho:)

But I heard Wallen Buffet pays little taxes, so did D Trump:

r u investor? any investment occured lose/interest/expense

can be claimed for tax deduction. 

working class pays the dearest

some said, watching his big family made him feeling rich

spiritually rich

Still buried in 2023 taxReturns, hopefully done byTomorrow;(

Thx 4 covering!

?? Deadline Apr 30. Early birds already received CCR/CAI

I know. But we need to pay $$$$Tax, so theLaterTheBetter;)

rich people can hire crooked accountant 2 cooked theBook ;(

Sure, I know how it works.

That is so true.