The Tax Payer as Gilligan

Lets all sing a new version to the tune of the 60s sitcom Gilligans Island

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of mishandled use; that started with our nations past to form a fiscal noose. The tax was a mighty hurtin vice, our wallets paid the price; working hard to pay our share, its not always fair, its not always fair. The economy started heating up, so the Fed put on the breaks; if not for the courage of the consumers purse, things couldve been lot worse. The yields hit bottom as we turned our focus to the source of political fate; with deficits, the Speaker too, the President and his wife, those movie stars, the terrorists and Al Greenspan; here and in every state.

(The opening credits fade and the scene is one we have all experienced)

The relationship between the tax payer and our government is a source of constant and sometimes entertaining debate. Like Gilligan, the tax payer may feel slapped around and unappreciated by a larger, yet necessary, entity. In this analogy, the Skipper represents our government. The decisions made by our elected officials and others of higher political rank may contradict our own...