Political Quotes

“with the change of our clocks in recent days, the Sun seems to shine later in the day and days are getting longer. We are even starting to feel signs of spring in the air here in Washington, DC. But along with the longer days and the budding flowers, something else is rapidly approaching that Americans find far less palatable, and that, of course, is tax season. Americans have long had a distaste for taxes in this country, going back to the Boston Tea Party--a protest over seemingly minor taxes imposed by the British Empire that helped spark the American Revolution. While we may not find ourselves clamoring for a revolution on April 15, it remains, nevertheless, a hapless ritual of forking over a good percentage of our hard-earned wages to the Federal Government-- something none of us looks forward to. Fortunately for the American people, Senate Republicans have delivered a series of important victories through the Working Families Tax Cut Act that will set them up for a far less painful tax season than they would have experienced if the Democrats had been in charge.”