I agree, we have to pay something to keep the country running. But I hate all the tactics the IRS uses to get the money out of us, like having it taken out of our paychecks before we even see it. Imagine the uprising in this country if we had to actually write a check every week to the IRS for taxes owed? Sure, it's a simpler way of having them paid, but a lot of people never even check to see how much they're actually paying!

The IRS is one of my clients (sorry! I need to eat just like the next guy). I direct many of the televised programs and skits (yes, with actual actors!) that they put together to help instruct agents all over the country how to conduct effective interviews, get the money, and bipass popular tactics by the "TP" (taxpayer in IRS-speak) to avoid paying taxes.

I did, though, see a skit the other day where a IRS supervisor was scolding an agent that hadn't kept up with the paperwork between he and a taxpayer. "You didn't work in the best interest of the taxpayer", she said, "and you cost him more money in the long run". I was at least pleased to see that, but it's mostly bad overall.

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.