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Whew! I had to come up or air...been slaving away on taxes for over 8 hours. Don't get me wrong, I love being a tax payer. From my window I can see paved streets, bordered by green lawns. there are no bullet holes in the walls or debris from shelling littering the landscape. My electricity is on 24/7 and the water from the tap is (relatively) clean. I have access to emergency responders and medical treatment, grocery stores 90% of the world envies and endless diversions on radio and TV. I'm in no way complaining- all this infrastructure has to be supported and repaired. You really appreciate what comes 'natural' to us here when you've lived outside the U.S. and experienced other lifestyles. I just wish all this came with an easier way to support our luxuries. If I got to keep what I made, I'd be estatic, but does paying the piper have to be so demanding and complicated? Sorry for the rant, but I just had to get my head in the clouds on TRF for a minute and enjoy everyones' posts. Thanks guys,you keep me sane! back to the deep end...blub, blub, blub!