Taxes grow without rain

There are only two things worse then an empty canvas: death and taxes.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

We would like to see local taxes be more balanced and not overly rely on the sales tax. On the other hand, both statewide and presumably locally, we're not only interested in fairness, but we're also interested in adequate revenue for the state and presumably the local government, too.

Every culture has some ritual for joining two people together and making them stay that way, and ours is giving tax breaks.

They have two extra days for federal taxes because the 15th falls on a Saturday.