The NPR funding debate is a litmus test of how serious Congress in general and Republicans in particular are about spending cuts. If Congress can’t even cut NPR it is a sign that deficits are here to stay and . . .dare I say it . . .tax hikes will be necessary. Or perhaps you don’t care that your children will be paying big chunks of their diminished incomes to the Chinese. [Martin Sullivan/Tax.com]
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I especially enjoyed:
• “Have you sought an advisory opinion from the IRS yada yada yada”
• “Will you seek to do it? TOMORROW!”
• “DOES YOUR WIFE HAVE ANY INCOME?”
• “As far you know, the rest of them are criminals too.”
[via TaxProf]
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