Word: taxman
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...move, which will have its first reading in the Bundestag in early summer, will raise Germany's low percentage of self-employed, 9.3%, to the European average of 12.3% and reduce the number of people who work in these professions but don't declare their income to the taxman. So far, so good. But critics think it's strange - and possibly futile - to single out the Meisterbrief when the real causes of the country's economic stagnation lie elsewhere. "We have no lack of potentially self-employed persons," argues Dieter Philipp, president of the National Federation of German Skilled Crafts...
Independent nominee for Governor Tim Penny and Democrat Roger Moe are "Taxman and Roger" in an ad portraying them as Batman and Robin. "Holy tax increases," yelps a Robinesque voice. Republican Tim Pawlenty appears as Superman with an antitax emblem on his shirt...
...foremost, will always be thought of as a member of the Beatles. He was their lead guitarist, "the quiet Beatle," and a sometimes frustrated songwriter suffering under the shadow of the great team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Still, Harrison produced his share of classic Beatle tunes, including "Taxman," "Here Comes the Sun," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Something." Any single one of those songs would guarantee an artist immortality on VH1 and classic radio stations worldwide. "I wouldn't say that my songs are autobiographical," Harrison said. "?Taxman' is perhaps. Some of them were later on, after...
...budget fight, there's always one more battle. "Clearly, in the Finance Committee we will not get what we want to become law because we don't have the votes," pro-Bush taxman Phil Gramm (R-TX) said of the fine-tuning ahead. "So we'll do the best we can, pass it on the floor and fix it in (House-Senate) conference...
...Should five per cent appear too small / Be thankful I don’t take it all Cause I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxman”—The Beatles, “Taxman...