George Washington, the father of our country, was born February 22, 1732 (274 years ago) in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Our first President, Washington didn’t have to deal with an Internal Revenue Bureau (or Service).
Unfortunately, our school-age children no longer get to celebrate a holiday dedicated to this leader. Instead, we have the bastardized “Presidents Day,” celebrating both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Both men deserve their own day—there can be holidays where schools are open, after all.
Additionally, in February this blog is celebrating its one-year anniversary. While I’d love to say that the tax code is now simplified, and fewer people are evading their taxes, and California has started to decrease regulations and attract businesses, the more things change, the more they stay the same.