Most Fascinating LH Post of the Week

[LPC]

If you did not earn "wages," why certify that you even earned "0" wages?

Zero wages are zero wages.

Zero wages still implies that you earned "wages."

So, what is the sound of your one last (and only) brain cell dying?

[Joey Smith]

The mail bomber followers are all born losers; getting a job at a tire shop would be a dramatic step up nearly all of them. Probably not a single one of them have an IQ as high as your average poodle.

Yet, despite their stupidity and utter failure to succeed at anything, they remain self-convinced that somehow they have found the magic bullet that has eluded so many tax lawyers and legal scholars.

Yeah, right, right.

[Joe Blow]

If you did not earn "wages," why certify that you even earned "0" wages?

Zero wages are zero wages.

Zero wages still implies that you earned "wages."

So, what is the sound of your one last (and only) brain cell dying?

The sound of one hand clapping.

[Joe Blow]

Probably not a single one of them have an IQ as high as your average poodle.

It's a no-brainer to owe taxes, Joey. That's why taxpayers have an IQ as high as your average poodle.

[Joe Blow]

And non-tax payers that of the average felon......

Without taxpayers there would be no tax felons.

[silversopp]

If you did not earn "wages," why certify that you even earned "0" wages?

Zero wages are zero wages.

Zero wages still implies that you earned "wages."

So, what is the sound of your one last (and only) brain cell dying?

In all fairness, it did take Western civilization a very long time to accept the use of "zero". I think that at one point, the Catholic Church considered using zero a sin because it was an Arabic number. Wouldn't surprise me if they developed a new conspiracy theory about how using Arabic numerals, rather than Roman, takes you out of the "Body of the Lord" and puts you under admiralty jurisdiction.

[Quixote]

Wouldn't surprise me if they developed a new conspiracy theory about how using Arabic numerals, rather than Roman, takes you out of the "Body of the Lord" and puts you under admiralty jurisdiction.

"Admiral" is, after all, an arabic word (or phrase).

[grixit]

If you did not earn "wages," why certify that you even earned "0" wages?

Zero wages are zero wages.

Zero wages still implies that you earned "wages."

So, what is the sound of your one last (and only) brain cell dying?

In all fairness, it did take Western civilization a very long time to accept the use of "zero". I think that at one point, the Catholic Church considered using zero a sin because it was an Arabic number. Wouldn't surprise me if they developed a new conspiracy theory about how using Arabic numerals, rather than Roman, takes you out of the "Body of the Lord" and puts you under admiralty jurisdiction.

I believe i mentioned that last year.

[The Observer]

I believe i mentioned that last year.

Yes, but the rules are specific that it has to be mentioned at least once a year.

[Whipples]

Number of times I've had sex with a supermodel, zero...
Dude, I totally scored!

[LDE]

Zero wages still implies that you earned "wages."

Actually, this brings to mind a tax-denial argument we've heard before: "Am I subject to the tax on distilling if I don't do any distilling?" The answer is actually yes. You are subject to the tax but since you did zero distilling the tax is zero. The difference is that nondistillers don't have to file a return, but even if your taxable income is zero, you may have to file an income-tax return.