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They Tax Our Axes

They want to tax our axes Then, take away our trees. They impose cell phone taxes. Then, laugh and shoot the breeze. Lodges, matches, bridges, britches, Dresses, dishes, finches, fishes. Hinges, hitches, hedges, hearses, Lenses, lynxes, luscious lashes… They dip their hands in every pot. Spreading wealth around they say… Big Business taxes are a lot…not! The newfangled economic way – The middle class will love to pay! © January 29, 2011 Dane Smith-Johnsen

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Date: 2/22/2011 10:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Dane Ann in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol
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Date: 2/4/2011 4:18:00 PM
Hi Dane Ann - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC
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Date: 2/4/2011 11:59:00 AM
Many congratulations Dane Ann on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)
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Date: 2/3/2011 6:31:00 PM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Dane
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Date: 2/3/2011 11:43:00 AM
Dane, congratulations on this worthy write with it's top ten place. Agape, Moses
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Date: 2/2/2011 6:55:00 PM
Great descriptive writing. Congratulations on winning with this entry in Carolyn's contest.
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Date: 2/2/2011 5:33:00 PM
Great writing Dane Ann. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 2/2/2011 4:08:00 PM
alliteration et al ! congrats to you on this high energy poem, Dane Ann
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Date: 2/2/2011 2:11:00 PM
Congrats on your well deserved win, Dane Ann. Nice going. xxxRalph
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Date: 2/2/2011 1:09:00 PM
The taxman does have his hand in every pot, Dane Ann, but we middle class folks are not loving it. 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 1:03:00 PM
great entry, congrats on your win in the contest Dane
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Date: 1/31/2011 4:41:00 PM
Pretty soon they'll start taxing the air we breathe. I'm middle class and I'm not loving the tax bill this year. Good luck in the contest, Diane
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Date: 1/30/2011 3:11:00 AM
too angry to comment. jhl
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Date: 1/29/2011 3:45:00 PM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Dane Ann. Love, Carolyn
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