Dear Taxpayer ___________________,
Because of [ ]lazy / [ ]broke / [ ]greed, I need money for my [ ]excessive house payment / [ ]HDTV / [ ] smart phone / [ ]candy. You must now give me $_______________.___ monies or the [ ]thug / [ ] gang / [ ] mean person will hurt you plenty and take it.
Thank you for your donation! ;)
-Menacingly Yours,
_________________, tax consumer.
INSTRUCTIONS: check all that apply. Make sure you go to enough people to get all you want. Do not underestimate how much you need.
I wonder how long entitlement programs would last if we made this slight change in collection policy. I'm pretty certain that it wouldn't be handfuls of cash that I would be giving out at my door when someone shows up with a coupon saying, "You owe me my money." I also think a lot of recipients would realize that the money they receive doesn't come from magical faerie land or Politician X's private stash that they are giving away because they are so kind and loving.
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