[kgoerz]

I just stroked a check for $22000.00. I use to get money back. But work harder and longer to provide a better life for the family and this is what you get. What ever happened to the flat tax across the board some politicians were proposing except for the multi rich. Always sounded like a good idea to me. Most of us PMC guys make a little over 100,000 a year which puts us in the lowest end of the highest tax bracket and it hurts. Even claiming every bullet and pen I buy it seems like I am paying to much. The CPA I use said thats just the way it is, a lot of PMC guys use the CPA I use and are in the same boat as far as giving up 20 to 30 percent of your check to the Govt. Sometimes I think getting a job around Bragg that pays less will actually pay more in the long run with out having to deploy half the year. Just my thoughts on freaking TAXES and Govt wast.....