Worldwide Taxation

Want to get out from under the thumb of the IRS?  No problem, just pay the U.S. State Department $2,350.

For this fee they "allow" you to cease being a U.S. citizen.

Why is it so expensive for citizens to unsubscribe from these United States?

"The fee for processing an application for Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship is increasing to reflect the true cost of providing this service."

So in order to no longer be branded "citizen" the same people who have previously branded you by this title are demanding payment from you.  This is what the state calls "providing a service".  I call it worldwide taxation.

Humpday Humor: IRS Unaware of File Back-Up Services

Email exchanges for at least seven IRS employees are lost because of habitual computer crashes at the agency.  To investigate the unfortunate situation the U.S. has spent $10,000,000.

The money quote from the news item:

IRS technicians went to great lengths trying to recover data from Lerner's computer in 2011.  Technicians said they sent the computer to a forensic lab run by the agency's criminal investigations unit. But to no avail.

Message to the IRS: File back-up services exist.    

Story from the AP 

Lewis Black " Taxed Beyond Belief "

It's April 15th and the great Lewis Black is "Taxed Beyond Belief"...