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Thursday, August 17, 2023

The Taxman Cometh

Let's say it's the end of the world. It doesn't matter how.

Maybe the Russia-Ukraine War finally went nuclear and the Earth has turned into a radioactive wasteland. Maybe climate change has caused a series of weather disasters that has ended society as we know it. Maybe both happened – the Doomsday Clock certainly indicated both are possible. Or maybe it's the Christian rapture or the arrival of the Jewish Messiah.

But what matters is that if you thought the apocalypse would exempt you from paying taxes, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has some bad news for you. Because not even the literal end of the world will stop them from taking your taxes.
-WiscoDave

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There's a nuclear strike, but you manage to survive it. Law and Order and civility are a thing of the past. Suddenly finding and keeping food is your #1 priority. You break into your meager stash of gold and silver to try to find something, anything to feed your family, and then there's the IRS at your door demanding your food money to pay taxes.
How well do you think that's going to go for Mr Government Agent?