Science fiction author Michael Casher dusts the cobwebs off previously unused sections of his brain.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

IRS: R.I.P.

I have long advocated the demise of the IRS in favor of a simple flat tax rate, one for businesses and another for individuals. But now, after getting one of those IRS e-file cards in the mail and trying to file online, I think criminal charges should be filed against the IRS before dismantling this out-of-touch, kickback-infested dinosaur.

IRS e-file is nothing more than a ruse for private tax preparers to squeeze money out of taxpayers who think they can file online themselves for free. That's why the IRS tele-file was scrapped. No profit there for the Republicans' good ol' boys.

Now a private tax preparer has my social security number and I can't cancel my account with them, I can't ask a question without using a credit card and I can't complete their tax form because the program is flawed. What a ripoff.

Heads up America! As a fiction writer, I have done more than spin stories to entertain people, make them think and make them laugh. I've exposed a lot of contemporary woes and offered solutions. You won't find that in genre sci-fi.