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Parody The IRS announced plans to mail 120 million notices reminding taxpayers that they will soon be receiving tax-refund checks under the tax cut enacted this spring. Critics complained about the...
...And there, with a soft breeze lifting his salt-and-pepper hair, the President of the United States signed The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001...
...It was a building he knew well...
...For the better...
...The President of the United States couldn’t be clearer...
...Party on...
...We suggest a simple test...
...Done...
...How do you know...
...Open it -- carefully...
...And then you’ll know...
...News item INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Reformers with Results for Over 80 Years' Dear Taxpayer: This letter constitutes an official printed communication from the United States Government referencing The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and certain appertainable reimbursements allocated for the above-referenced recipient in pursuance thereof...
...Thursday, June 7, 2001, dawned like any other day in Washington, D.C...
...But this President of the United States, George W. Bush, means it...
...Whoa, you say...
...You say: We’ve heard that before...
...Because we’re gonna rock your world...
...As we’ve always said here at the IRS: It’s not the government’s money, it’s the people’s money...
...Whatever...
...How does a check for [dollar amount] strike you...
...Just a few months before, he had restored honor and dignity to it...
...Critics complained about the partisan "cheerleading" tone of the mailings, which will cost the IRS more than $20 million...
...A big name...
...But hey -- it’s also so much more...
...Check out your mail box, on or about [date...
...See if there’s an envelope like this one...
...He means it...
...We thought so...
...A gram of the finest blow...
...And maybe you have...
...It’s a big bill...
...Just don’t forget where it came from...
...Does Baby need new shoes...
...The spouse wants a night on the town...
...Square-shouldered, disarmingly handsome, the gentle blue of his eyes showing playfully in the sunlight, President George W. Bush strode into the Rose Garden behind the White House...
...With a very big heart...
...Sure...
...So enjoy...
...It’s your call...
...Let’s begin at the beginning...
...But then something extraordinary happened...
Vol. 6 • July 2001 • No. 40
