Wow, wouldn't it be nice to only pay $5K in tax?!! It's interesting, I used to be more in favor of a flat tax with few deductions. Weird, cuz I make a lot more now, but I don't have strong feelings against the graduated tax scale. Can't really explain why I'd find that somehow fairer than a flat rate tax. Guess I've mellowed, and accepted that our tax code is a classic victim of plural politics, full of credits, deductions, loopholes nearly without end. Fair or not, it looks like a lot of Americans are getting richer and richer, and taxes don't seem to be having the most deliterious effect.

Thanks for responding Grandpa. You're a good sport.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.