Mountain Sage

Lincoln signed the first income tax law.

Probably one of the greatest hallmarks of a patriot is the lack of need to declare himself a patriot. Like heroes, true patriots are known by their actions, not by their braggadocio.

Susan Boyle sings Cry me a River

My personal tax rate this year was 7%.
As thousands of anti-tax protesters rallied across the nation yesterday and the president promised tax cuts for most, new data showed that the federal income tax burden is already hovering near its lowest level in three decades for all but the wealthiest Americans.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates [...]