Like the manager of the Wisconsin custard shop, I too want lower taxes. So Vice President Joseph Biden (D), would you label me a smartass also? Considering the source of the remark, if you did I would take it as a compliment. And my brain is even smarter Joe. I can call you that, can't I?You see Joe, like most Americans I don't mind paying taxes for the defense of our country, to protect our shores. That is the function of government. And I'll pay for roads too. Locally I support the police and fire departments who generally do valiant, but under acknowledged work, although I sure wish the neighborhoods that utilize these essential services more than others would pay their fair share of taxes. But they don't, something about not this situation does not require affirmative action as it is not fair. But when government officials decide they know better how to spend my money than I do, blithely confiscating it from me in taxes and then gaily redistributing it to those segments...(Read Full Post)