"Toilet Paper Tax" by GrandaddyBonegrinder
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NEW YORKERS "WIPE" AWAY STATE DEFICIT
Eighteen months ago it was the joke of the Nation, but now it seems that Governor George Pataki's much aligned "Toilet-Paper Tax" has wiped his state “out of the red” for the first time in more than 60 years. The penny-per-roll tax has generated literally millions of dollars for the New Your State coffers and slogans like "Help Wipe Out the Deficit" (HWOD) and "Flush Low-standards and Poverty" (FLAP) have caught on nationwide. In Washington, the President applauded Governor Pataki’s ingenuity, and brought a roar of laugher from a bi-partisan crowd when he quipped “With this kind of creative thinking, Mr. Pataki will be sitting on the Governor's throne for many years to come.” Likewise, the religious community has widely supported the new toilet paper tax. The Reverend Tedious Holiman, one of the prominent leaders of the NY Christian Coalition, has been credited with coining the phrase: "Pinch a loaf for the Lord". As of January first, three other states have already jumped on the "toilet-paper” bandwagon and several others have "wipe away the deficit" legislation pending. At a recent interview, when asked how he came up with such an unique idea, the Governor of New York replied: " We needed a tax that treated all people equally, was insignificant at the consumer level; yet through its pure "mass of volume" could generate the kinds of monies needed to keep our vital state programs alive". “We were particularly worried about the increasing costs in education,” a smiling Pataki continued, “with this new revenue we can reduce college tuition rates across the state by 20%.” Now, if it were only true ………………….. GB Copyright 2004 GrandaddyBonegrinder
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On Sunday January 30th, 2005, Chimauron (119) writes:
Oddly enough, this would actually work. How many rolls of asswipe do you think are consumed in the US every day? The expression "holy shit" doesn't do this piece any justice. Brilliant, and bravo!
On Monday October 11th, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (603) writes:
It doesn't sit right with Solace *grin* I'm tired.. haha this was funny, something I'd think up while on my "throne" Missed you Grandaddy ^_^
On Sunday May 15th, 2005, Elise (262) writes:
and that was me..back in the day ^_^ finally my own account..took me a few years, I should've done it when I used to watch over Deeter's shoulder. This looked familiar, still so funny I had to revisit.
On Monday October 11th, 2004, Solace (1401) writes:
Wow thank for enlightening me on something i was amazed to know...cool in a way, but the cogency of it doesn't fit well with me...the toilet paper tax itself that is...
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