Death and taxes are the two certainties of life. In honor of the rapidly-approaching deadline for filing federal income taxes in the United States, we offer the following observations from some notable […]
Some Ticklish-Yet-Taxing Talk About Taxes
Hey, I May Be A Sleazy Drug Dealer, But At Least I Pay My Taxes!
In 2005 Tennessee began requiring drug dealers to anonymously pay taxes on any illegal substances they sold. Commonly known as “The Crack Tax,” it allowed the state to collect revenue from any […]
And You Think Paying Your Taxes Stinks?
During the 1st century AD, Roman emperor Vespasian (ruled 69-79) placed a tax on urine. The urine from public urinals was sold as an essential ingredient for several chemical processes, such as […]
