Upper and middle-class white people hate paying taxes. Due to the fact that most of them owe money to the government, despite all the sneaky write-offs they do. (Come on, do you really have a “home office”? If we could write off over-filled garages, spare rooms, and attics, we’d be all set.)
Worry about “filling out the taxes” starts just after the haze of the New Year’s hangover. It intensifies after Valentine’s Day, and might be the reason that white people get so drunk on St. Patrick’s Day. (White people love to avoid doing things. They actively practice slacktivism. I guess that makes us all slacktivists.)
If you haven’t begun work on your taxes by Easter, and you are white and have a savings account with more than $500 in it, real panic sets in. People sit down at their desks with stacks of old receipts, paperwork, pencils, a calculator, an abacus and a protractor, and set to work. “Doing the taxes” requires absolute silence, respect and must be interruption-free. It will take a white person anywhere from one 1500 hours to complete their taxes. Depending on their level of education, street smarts, and math skills. (Enron execs did theirs in 15 minutes, a world record!)
When they are done with their taxes, white people spend a lot of time worrying about getting audited. The “audit fear” will last until May, at least, when the person will shrug off the worry and enjoy the summer. Then repeat it all again next year.
[...] DBKP – The Worldwide Leader in Weird wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Upper and middle-class white people hate paying taxes. Due to the fact that most of them owe money to the government, despite all the sneaky write-offs they do. (Come on, do you really have a “home office”? If we could write off over-filled garages, spare rooms, and attics, we’d be all set.) Worry about “filling out the taxes” starts just after the haze of the New Year’s hangover. It intensifies after Valentine’s Day, and might be the reason that white people get so drunk on St. Patrick’s Day [...]