Wizard of Id Classics by Parker and Hart for February 04, 2023

That is pretty close to the real truth with the tax system.

They’ll get there eventually, Bung. Enjoy them while you can.

You’d think he was buying gasoline. About 70% of the price you pay at the pump here in Iceland is various taxes.

In Canada, the government has been pushing to do this with snack foods for years. Stealing from you and claiming “it’s for your own good”.

Gasp! You just let it out of the bag!

Why do you think the call it pork barrel politics?

I feel this way when I looked at utility bills. In one location about 40% of my bill was extra fees.

In Minnesota the governments creative enough to come up a few more taxes than that. Keep it mum about the pickled pig’s feet.

And cigarettes are much worse, more than 90% taxes.