Tax History & Humor

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Death & Taxes Quote Origin + Who Said It (Ben Franklin?)

“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.”

We’ve all heard the quote, (or, misquote?) and it’s cemented …

Paying your taxes can be a miserable experience, so why not at least have a sense of humor about it. …

“Let me tell you how it will be,
There’s one for you, nineteen for me,
‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m …

Uncle Sam poster history + designs: When it comes to taxes, you probably think of paying them to your humorless and …

Al Capone & tax evasion: According to Hollywood, the man who brought down Al Capone was a plucky Prohibition agent by …

The lottery and taxes: Americans spend an average of $70 billion on lottery tickets every year, fueling the dream of becoming …

Taxes caused the Civil War: Although I’m no scholar of American history, there are a few seminole events that I’ve always …

The Rosetta Stone is mostly just a tax document: The Rosetta Stone is the most important Egyptian archaeological discovery of all …

Famous Celebrity Tax Evasion Cases: Filing taxes is an annual exercise that we Americans hate pretty intensely. “Death and taxes…

The Jock Tax: An Extra Tax on Prop Athletes: When the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots qualified for this …