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      / /                 /\        Do you realize that America's
     / /     .-`````-.   / ^`-.     revolution was prompted by
     \ \    /         \_/  {|} `o   English taxes,.... which
      \ \  /   .---.   \\ _  ,--'   were many times LOWER than
       \ \/   /     \,  \( `^^^     today's income tax rates?
        \   \/\      (\  )
         \   ) \     ) \ \          (That's a FACT, Jack!)
          ) /__ \__  ) (\ \___
         (___)))__))(__))(__)))

Understanding Your Paycheck:

Gross pay: $1222.02
 

Income Tax      Outgo Tax      State Tax       Interstate Tax
244.40          45.21          61.10           5.89

County Tax      City Tax       Rural Tax       Back Tax
6.11            12.22          4.44            1.11

Front Tax       Side Tax       Up Tax          Down Tax
1.16            1.61           2.22            1.11

Tic-Tacs        Thumbtacks     Carpet Tacks    Stadium Tax
1.98            3.93           0.98            0.69

Flat Tax        Surtax         Ma'am Tax       Parking Fee
8.32            3.46           2.60            5.00

No Parking Fee  F.i.c.a.       T.g.i.f.        Life Ins.
10.00           81.88          9.95            5.85

Health Ins.     Disability     Ability         Liability Ins.
16.23           2.50           0.25            3.41

Dental Ins.     Mental Ins.    Reassurance.    Coffee
4.50            4.33           0.11            6.85

Coffee Cups     Calendar       Floor Rental    Chair Rental
66.51           3.06           16.85           4.32

Desk Rental     Union Dues     Union Don'ts    Cash Advances
4.32            5.85           3.77            0.69

Cash Retreats   Overtime       Undertime       Eastern Time
121.35          1.26           54.83           9.00

Central Time    Mountain Time  Pacific Time    GMT
8.00            7.00           6.00            24.00

Bathroom Time   Time Out       Oxygen          Water
4.44            12.21          10.02           16.54

Electricity     Heat           Air Conditioning
38.23           51.42          46.83
 

Misc
144.38

Take Home Pay: $0000.02

(this is where the expression "just my 2 cents" came from)