Tuesday, March 27, 2007

beautiful lovely taxes

I did our taxes yesterday.

One of the strange things about living in Washington and working in Oregon part of the time is that I get to pay taxes to the government of Oregon, although I didn't vote for any of the government's representatives and, in fact, have no voice within that government. I do receive some of the benefits of that government-- the roads that I drive to work being the most obvious--but I have no ability to vote, no representative within the administration and no way to become represented.

This is what we call "taxation without representation."

Solution: I guess I'll go down to the river on the Oregon side, shoplift a couple of boxes of tea and throw them in the river.

Okay, okay, I'm kidding. I'm more of a mindless obedience type when it comes to paying taxes. Or, as they would have no doubt called me two hundred years ago, "a Loyalist."

3 comments:

  1. If you want to do that whole tea thing, I'll join you.....as I am also irked I have to pay Oregon taxes.

    I can't wait to do my taxes next year after living in Oregon until June, getting married in August, and finding a new job in September!

    Woo-Hoo! :)

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  2. Ahhh...the beauty of state taxation.

    Then again, do you feel like the representation you're getting in Washington does anything for you?

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  3. Ahhh...the beauty of state taxation.

    Then again, do you feel like the representation you're getting in Washington does anything for you?

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