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Infernal Income Taxes

The mickey mouse instructions were many, Trying to figure tax to the penny. From the very beginning, My clueless head was spinning. 'Twas as readable as Kazakstani! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (c) 2015 All Rights Reserved "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax!" Albert Einstein Entry for John Freeman's "Famous Einstein Quotes" Contest

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Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/3/2015 11:33:00 AM

LOVE this limerick, Bob. Congratulations on your big win. "Kazakstani" is not easily understood by me either. LOL Love, Carolyn

John Freeman

Date: 5/1/2015 1:57:00 PM

Hey Robert, That Kazakhstani was a catchy Word tying it all together, doing old Albert proud! Thanks for the participation. Best to you and yours. Agape, Moses

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/1/2015 12:09:00 PM

Congrats on your great win!!! Way to go..I was picturing you as you were scratching your head with the adding machine going.Sara

Mohan Chutani

Date: 5/1/2015 10:29:00 AM

very funny indeed. Congrats for fine win Robert. Mohan

Tammy Reams

Date: 5/1/2015 7:10:00 AM

Congrats on your win Robert. A great write.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/30/2015 10:24:00 PM

another good one, robert! Congrats

Ronald Wheeler

Date: 4/30/2015 9:41:00 PM

Very nice! Congrats...

Sandra Haight

Date: 4/30/2015 8:03:00 PM

Great write for the Einstein's quote, and ain't it the truth! So glad I use Turbo Tax now! Congrats on your nice win. Sandra

John Freeman
Date: 5/1/2015 10:23:00 PM

Can't beat turbo, I had my return in about a week!

Skat A

Date: 4/30/2015 1:18:00 PM

Bob, Congratulations on your Famous Einstein Quotes :) SKAT LOVE

Jan Allison

Date: 4/30/2015 10:11:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats so pleased to see this on the top step:-) Hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 4/30/2015 10:00:00 AM

Congrats on the win Robert

Kp Nunez

Date: 4/18/2015 1:58:00 AM

:) This is why people in my profession were pretty much in the thick of things up until the other day...:) Seems more people are inclined to wait until the deadline than file way ahead of time. Liked your lim, Robert. :) Kim

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/16/2015 5:17:00 PM

Reads like a winner to me..Way to go for the contest..It is a timely write..I hope that everyone is finished with that and has it behind them..Thanks for stopping by my work "Bio"..I added a little more I don't know if you read it before I finished or not..Sara

Robert Stoner Jr

Date: 4/16/2015 8:57:00 AM

nicely done Robert good flow and smooth read. good luck in the contest

Tim Smith

Date: 4/15/2015 11:37:00 PM

I hate tax time...why do they make it so difficult?

Robert L. Hinshaw
Date: 4/16/2015 4:52:00 PM

Don't we all, Tim! I hope one day they will delete the instructions and implement a flat tax. That way the millionaire and the bum on the street would pay the same rate and I would bet this nation would rake in more loot than even the politicians would know what to do with (but I doubt it!!!!)

Jan Allison

Date: 4/15/2015 6:13:00 PM

ha ha ha this is priceless Robert - we got out tax return last week - has to be done by October - have got to do mum's this year - where to start LOL - hopefully they will give her another tax break and not have to fill in forms for another 2 or 3 years after this one:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 4/15/2015 5:49:00 PM

Hello Robert... you'll have an army of followers here. Harder still, is to work out income tax for your own advantage - Lindsay