{"id":6282,"date":"2009-04-15T10:15:15","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T10:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/04\/happy-tax-day.html"},"modified":"2009-04-15T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T10:15:15","slug":"happy-tax-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/04\/happy-tax-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Tax Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” Albert Einstein
\n“I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is — I could be just as proud for half the money.” Arthur Godfrey
\n“Only the little people pay taxes.” Leona Helmsley
\n“I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.” Mark Twain
\n“Did you ever notice that when you put the words “The” and “IRS” together, it spells “THEIRS?” Author Unknown
\nGood day for a protest (except in NJ where it’s raining today)! Tea Party<\/a> anyone? They actually mentioned them in the news this morning. I was pretty surprised. They even gave the location for the one in New York. Michelle Malkin has a timeline <\/a>of the tea parties if you want the background.
\nIf you haven’t finished your taxes, better get moving! You don’t want the weight of the federal government falling down on you. Unless you are a Democrat Senator<\/a>, Congressman<\/a> or one of Obama’s appointees<\/a> then you don’t have to worry about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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