Before P.Diddy declared this undeniable reality, famous man presented on those little
cards said that the only two things certain in life are death and taxes.
I’m not going to
have a massive dispute over it, as I simply agree with Mr Franklin.
Even Bible talks
about paying your taxes, God himself paid taxes- if not sure, check out Matthew
22, 15- 22.
Part of growing
up for me both as a person and a christian, was the acceptance of
taxes and conviction that it is the right thing pay them.What came as a sad
conclusion was the fact that each week I work 1 day for free. I work to pay my
taxes and National Insurance. Amen. But honestly- I don’t mind, I pick that day
to be Monday, with this approach everything is better after Monday.
But on a bad
Mondays I get angry that my hard work translated into tax payments is somehow
wasted to ‘support’ all lovely people who watch daytime telly whilst I’m at
work. I know it’s wrong to make such a generic statement however sometimes it’s
hard to avoid, especially when I see those families in my area. Fair enough,
you claim benefits for one reason or another, but isn’t it a wee bit demoralizing? Getting something for
nothing and claiming it’s alright?
The only person
that gives me something for nothing is God, everything else works under simple
capitalistic rules. And even if you are in bit of a unfortunate situation where
you can't afford to go to work and send kids into childcare, maybe if you’re
claiming the least you can do is teach your kids some basic manners and
actually work on their upbringing? Is this too much to ask for? Moral
conviction instead of endless excuses?
Another sad
aspect of the whole governmental support system that it has been based on the
assumption of society being honest and reasonable. That’s clearly very virtuos
however stupidly unrealistic.
Now that I work for tax-funded organisation I have even more anger because ignorance truly must be a bliss. Otherwise I would've spent less time logging breaches and more on spending monies wisely.
Now that I work for tax-funded organisation I have even more anger because ignorance truly must be a bliss. Otherwise I would've spent less time logging breaches and more on spending monies wisely.
So instead of
going angry and upset next Monday I will concentate on the fact, that my taxes
are also used in other areas.
Because I pay
taxes I have an access to a healthcare, I drive on a not-too-bad roads, I
received free councelling when I needed it, my friends family gets support with her
son’s health issues, there are other families with kiddies with additional needs and they get driven to school, they get quality time and support they require. So just to comfort my ironic mind, I choose in my heart to work each Monday for the things I just mentioned.Ha!