Tax Day

April 15, besides being tax day is my anniversary date for my service as an employee of the state of Maryland - 16 years working full-time for the state (actually 17, but the first year was a contractual position that doesn't count) I am so glad to live in the state where if you can think about it, we can tax it. No, it's not an original thought, I read it somewhere that I don't remember. Of course, my taxes were done in February and my refunds were deposited and used to pay those ever-mounting bills. I've heard it said that in the past 30 years Maryland state employees have lost more that half of their salary power because wages have not kept up with the inflation rate. I don't know where that knowledge comes from, and I don't know whether or not it is true, but it sounds dire - dire enough for tax day. And I know it seems that there just isn't as much room in the take-home budget as there used to be. Oh, and to add to the misery of the day, I got my annual statement from Social Security. Looks like I'll be working until I'm 70 somehow. And Chris had to put down her Jack Russell - Taz - too many tumors and too many problems and misery. But, fear not, all is not misery on this tax day. I can look forward to more tennis elbow electrocution sesssions to re-charge my glowing personality - cough, cough. No, that's not and original comment either - just another wise crack from the peanut gallery!!