Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr said, "Taxes are the price we pay for civilization." I grew up one of four boys in a working poor family. When I was 13 my father died and the government, through Social Security Survivor Benefits, paid to make sure I had a safe place to live, food on the table, and a measure of stability and security. I went to a public university on Pell Grants and Academic Scholarships. Every year I filed my 1040 and got some money back, and I needed it. Not this year though.
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