taxes
it's tax time again. this is the time of year when i brag about how much money i made. and how little i pay in taxes. and how unfair that is. some of you will write a thesis proving i'm wrong. some of you will stick your fingers in your ears and go la la la. and once again i'll fail to make my point. which is simply: given the choice... i would have preferred to have paid a lower tax rate when i was young and broke. in exchange for a higher tax rate now that i'm old and rich. heh. actually, my tax rate is way up this year. up to somewhere around 30%. which puts us squarely in the little people category. last year was not a good year for selling stock. and we didn't sell any airplanes. so our income was way down. almost half came from wages. don't worry about us poor rich people. our income was still well over the top 1% cutoff. anywho, our income tax system is promoted as progressive. and it is. for 99% of tax payers. but if you're one of the lucky few you get a free ride.