jimmyt -- I'm certainly not getting any tax breaks and I work well into the year before any of what I earn doesn't go to taxes.

It's just that the system is supposed to be that those who have the ABILITY (ie, they're making more money) to contribute are taxed a higher percentage of their income. That's why it's called a "graduated" tax. Seems to me that an awful lot of rich individuals and corporations are not only getting out of their responsibility to pay taxes, but are collecting "corporate welfare" as well -- which is considerably more than the total of the services or welfare paid to the poor.

And then the IRS goes through all the trouble to audit me to find I owe $8.00 more.

My personal boycott is not shopping at Walmart or patronizing other businesses that destroy small businesses.

Linn