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Esar's Comic Dictionary (1943) defines tax as:

tax. 1. The only thing that defies the law of gravitation. 2. That which makes the seat of government uncomfortable. 3. If it were only as easy for people to raise taxes as it is for Congress.

see certain; congressmen (3); conservative; death; dodge; inevitable; inherit; painless; pax; revolve; taxi (3).

amusement tax. It's no laughing matter.

income tax. 1. It may cost you a lot of money, but think how it develops your brains. 2. The months during which we feel free from income tax worries are those that have an x in their spelling. 3. The only thing that's worse than having to pay an income tax is not having to pay one. 4. The person who saves his money to pay his income tax will have to borrow some to live on.

see patriot: patriotic people; poorhouse; swear (2).

income tax return. 1. The most imaginative fiction being written today. 2. When a person has untold wealth, it doesn't appear on his income tax return.

see exemption

tax cut. The kindest cut of all.

tax suggestions. A tax on tax suggestions ought to fill the treasury.

taxation. See alimony (1); redistribute.