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Those who benefit the most from this great country should pay the most; either voluntarily or through taxes. There is no reason for a large national debt.

Don'T Have To Pay the Taxes

Don't Have to Pay the Taxes
By Franklin Price
7/22/2016

Don't have to pay the taxes
As long as we're not caught
Or if there is the money
So the system can be bought

Many are above the fray
At least they think it's so
Ignore tax laws as their written
So they may better use the dough

Taxes are for others
From income down to sales
Let fools pay all the taxes
While rich avoid them and the jails

The poor ignore from hunger
The rich from wanting more
The working class the only ones 
Bringing money through the door

Let's really sock it to them
Say the Senate and the House
Let's tax the working more and more
Don't forget the children and the spouse

Give the rich the breaks we can 
Likely we will get a share
Then we can vote them further breaks
To show them that we care

Vote ourselves more raises
From the taxes we've collected 
And use the money from the rich
To see we're re-elected
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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