There was a fire at Universal Studios over the weekend, could they just put it out and move on? No, your tax dollars go further than that….
Concerns for air quality due to the acrid smoke prompted the South Coast Air Quality Management District to send a chemist to take air samples at the scene, said spokesman Sam Atwood. Results were expected Monday morning.
I’m no gubment chemist but I would say the air samples will have SOOT in them and show conclusively that THE FIRE SHOULD BE PUT OUT to improve air quality. Sheesh
A spokesperson for the U.S. Mint announced that a new
fifty-cent piece was being issued to honor two great American
patriots. On one side of the coin would be Theodore Roosevelt,
on the other, Nathan Hale.
Asked why two people were going to be on the same coin, the
official replied, … “Now, when you have a coin toss, you can
simply call “Teds, or Hales!”
Not to be confused with our gubment-grade
Two-headed Quarter - Machined from real quarters and edge-finished.
This year and last I have been trying a new online tax paying service from HRBlock called “Tango”. It’s kind of like Taxcut, but with a sort of attitude. For instance, a little box sits up in the corner and sort of randomly displays interesting tidbits such as:
“Section 341 of the Federal income tax code contains a sentence that is longer than the Gettysburg address”
Imagine that!
