On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:22:38 -0500, Cliff
wrote:
Dear IRS,
Enclosed is my 2004 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes.
Please note the attached article from USA Today, wherein you will see
the Pentagon is paying $171.50 for hammers and NASA has paid $600.00
for a toilet seat.
I am enclosing four toilet seats (value $2400) and six hammers (value
$1029), bringing my total remitted to $3429.00.
Please apply the overpayment of $22.00 to the "Presidential Election
Fund," as noted on my return. You can do this inexpensively by sending
them one 1.5" Phillips Head screw (article from USA Today detailing
how HUD pays $22.00 each for 1.5" Phillips Head Screws is enclosed for
your convenience.)
It has been a pleasure to pay my tax bill this year, and I look
forward to paying it again next year.
Sincerely,
A Satisfied Taxpayer !!!!!!!!!!!
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Some, but not all, of this is cover for "black programs." It
shows the danger of allowing these hidden costs/programs as it is
no longer possible to tell if the US taxpayers is getting
gouged/ripped off, and/or by whom.

At the core Congress is at fault for not having the cajones to
insert non-fungabality and geographic limitation clauses in all
the authorization/appropriations bills, and not demanding
separate authorization/appropriations bills for the at least the
functions [think matrix organization structure] if not the
individual agencies.

It is wisely said that if we don't get what we want, we get what
we deserve.

Uncle George