
                         THE GREAT CONGRESS

                           (A FAIRY TALE)

                                by

                            Rich Forest       




     I wa mid-spring   Th mornin de wa heav o th grass   Th 

mist rolle bac lightl fro th lan a th Grea Congres (attende b 

acolyte i th background garbe i whit line an playin lut an win 

instruments appeare befor th scribe an imag makers   Thu sai th 

Grea Congres t th scribe an th imag makers "Th weathe i fair   

Th flock ar fat   Th Marke i up   Th omen ar good   Therefore 

th lan ma lightl bea th burde o  ta increase.   An th scribe 

an th imag maker said "Yea verily   S le i b written.   An s 

i wa done.

     Th month rolle by   I wa mid-winter   Sno covere th land   

Th taxe wer great   Th mist swirle i maelstrom a th Grea 

Congres (attende b acolyte i th background garbe i hood an makin 

arcan gesture befor  seething smokin brew appeare befor th scribe 

an th imag makers "Th weathe i foul   Ther i  pestilenc o th 

land   Th flock ar thin   Th Marke i down   W hav th cur fo 

thi terribl plague bu i i expensive   Therefor th lan mus bea 

th burde o  ta increas t pa th expens o it salvation.   An th 

scribe an th imag maker said "Yea verily   S le i b written.   

An s i wa done   An the al live happil eve after   ( sai i 

wa  fair tale didn' I?).

     Th mora o th stor i - Congres ca rationaliz  ta increas 

unde an circumstances.





                    THE CREATION OF TAX LAW

I th beginnin wa th Act the th Regulation an Interpretations  An 
th Ac wa withou for an th Interpretation wer void  An darknes 
wa upo th face o th taxpayers  An the spak unt th Civi Servan 
saying, "It is a crock of shit and it stinketh."

An th Civi Servan wen t hi Manage saying "I i  croc o 
excrement, and none may abide its odour."

An th Manage wen t hi Genera Directo saying "I i  containe o 
excrement, and is very strong, such that all are stunned by it."

An th General Directo wen befor hi Congressma saying "I i  vesse 
of fertilizer, and none may stand before its strength."

An th Congressma wen befor th Join Financ Committe saying "I 
contains that which aids plant growth, and is very strong."

An th Join Financ Committe wen befor th Hous o Representative an 
the Senate saying, "It promotes growth and is powerful."

An th Hous o Representative an th Senat wen befor th Presiden 
saying,This powerful new law will promote employment and reduce deficit."

And the President looked upon the law, and saw that it was good . . .

And so it was written.

                                   - from Informed Taxpayers of America
                                                           Billings, MT



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