I’m in the middle of a tedious admin project that involves digging back through our archive to update old posts I’ve long forgot about and one such forgotten post I stumbled across was this: Some Guy Made a Bangin’ Cover of the IRS Hold Music and You Need to Hear It
Seeing that post reminded me that some months ago, we were informed of yet another — perhaps even superior — remix of IRS hold music that I never got around to posting. Seeing as it’s a holiday week and there’s little going on, there’s no time like the present.
Ladies and gentlemen, feast your ears on Jason Staats‘ IRS Hold Music but it’s lofi beats.
Oh, and here’s a completely related article The New York Times published a couple days ago: Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds Don’t Reach Anyone.
[A McClatchy-Marist] poll reported that roughly two out of three registered voters — 64 percent — would be in favor of increasing taxes on annual income over $250,000. President Obama reiterated in his deficit-reduction speech last week that he favored allowing taxes to rise on families in that income level. Independents favored that plan of action at roughly the same percentage as the country at large, with more than eight in 10 Democrats also behind the idea. A majority of Republicans, 54 percent, opposed it. The poll was conducted both before and after Obama’s Wednesday speech, with support for higher taxes on wealthier Americans picking up afterward. Meanwhile, fully four in five registered voters oppose cutting Medicare and Medicaid. The House GOP’s fiscal 2012 budget, largely crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), makes fundamental long-term changes to both health entitlement programs, converting Medicaid into a block grant and turning Medicare into a type of voucher system. [