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The Tax Man Picks My Pocket

The Tax Man Picks My Pocket By Rick Rucker The Tax Man regularly picks my pocket, If I don’t go along with that, I’m on the court docket! How much more would I have had in Life, Without Taxes, and their strife? A quarter of my income taken, My faith in Mankind shaken, Now, I hear it will be even more, Soon, I won’t have to go to the store, After paying rent, and gas, On buying food, I’ll have to pass! Not long after, I’ll be Dead, When the Tax Man will put a price on my Head! Then my family will have to, from the Tax Man, ransom, What’s left of my estate, a figure not too handsome!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/22/2011 10:55:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Rick in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol
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Date: 2/4/2011 4:20:00 PM
Hi Rick - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC
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Date: 2/4/2011 11:27:00 AM
Many congratulations Rick on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)
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Date: 2/3/2011 6:32:00 PM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Rick
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Date: 2/3/2011 11:46:00 AM
Rick, Congratulations on your worthy poem's place in the top ten, in Carolyn's inspiring contest. Agape, Moses
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Date: 2/2/2011 6:57:00 PM
Superb descriptiveness and rhyming in this entry. No wonder it ranked among the winners in Carolyn's contest.
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Date: 2/2/2011 5:36:00 PM
Congratulations on a worthy win, Rick. I enjoyed the sly humor. Joyce
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Date: 2/2/2011 4:13:00 PM
well done Rick and understood! congrats on your win
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Date: 2/2/2011 2:15:00 PM
Congrats on your well deserved win, Rick. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 2/2/2011 1:11:00 PM
Only congressmen are left with "handsome" after-tax figures, Rick. LOL Congratulations on your win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 2/2/2011 1:06:00 PM
congrats on your win in the contest with this great entry
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Date: 1/31/2011 5:04:00 PM
That's funny Rick. Once you're dead they'll be taxing your estate. When will it end? Good luck in the contest, Diane
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Date: 1/30/2011 5:18:00 PM
enjoyed this one they sure like to pick our pockets don't they lol, good luck on the contest this was a good entry,..p.d.
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Date: 1/30/2011 5:14:00 PM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Rick. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/30/2011 4:52:00 PM
Good one expressing what we all feel sometimes..Reads like a winner to me..Good luck in the contest..Sara
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Date: 1/30/2011 4:28:00 PM
only a quarter huh, its about a third here, good entry for the contest , best of luck
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