Grins & Giggles Tax Talk! Taxes and politicians are closely related. Once we get stuck with a tax, the only thing politicians know how to do is to raise it. New taxes are like mustard plasters ‒ easy to put on, but almost impossible to remove. This talk about a “new source of revenue” simply means tapping the same old taxpayer in a brand-new place. The fellow who said, “What goes up, must come down” must have lived before they invented taxes and postal rates. Advice to vacationers: Don’t overtax yourself. The government will do it for you. Dear God... A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. So he decided to write God a letter asking for $100.00. When Canada Post received the letter addressed to God, Canada, they decided to send it to the prime minister. The prime minister was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill. The Prime Minister thought that this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 bill and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read: Dear God, Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that for some reason, you sent it through Ottawa and, as usual, those jerks deducted $95.00 in taxes. CSANews | SUMMER 2017 | 53
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