I usually begin with a story. Not this time. See, I've never had any contact with the IRS so I don't have a pertinent story. At least not now, although I'm sure I'll be audited after I write this. Now that we're in tax season, the IRS is in the news more, not to mention all of those commercials promising to help citizens whom have been targeted for not paying their taxes. In my book, Defining America , there is a chapter entitled "punching bags". It's a list of easy targets t

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