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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (15670)	9/4/2001 10:56:27 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Laz, thats why I called them a necessary evil. Hokay. Got it. Low taxes meet the necessary part with very little evil. High and complex taxes that dig themselves in to all aspects of life, cost a large fraction of our income and require a large amount of paperwork aren't necessary and the evil begins to become noticeable, still perhaps not a great evil, but a noticeable one. You're describing our current situation.

To: TimF who wrote (15670)	9/4/2001 11:16:37 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 59480

Speaking of taxes: IRS loses $800 Million. 'Course, that's not real money, is it? The saying is "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money." This is from a newsletter my wife, an Enrolled Agent and tax preparer, gets: Tax news & updates from National Association of Enrolled Agents Published Weekly - August 31, 2001 PITTSBURGH LOCK BOX SITUATION WORSENS . . . Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) Chair of the Senate Finance Committee stated that up to 40,000 tax returns containing up to $800 million in tax payments have been lost at the lock box facility run by the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh. Taxpayers who sent their payments to Pittsburgh are from the New England States-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island-plus New York, except for New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties. Taxpayers who sent their payments to Pittsburgh should see if their checks have cleared. If they have not, they should stop payment on the checks and submit replacement returns with payment. Their tax returns and checks will be credited as if paid on time with penalties waived. In addition, IRS will pick up the cost of the stop payment orders. IRS has set up a special unit to assist these taxpayers. It may be accessed by calling toll-free 1-800-829-1040.