The Z-File by Chuck Hustmyre – Tax me, please, and make it hurt

Last week I had to write a $4,000 check to the IRS and another one for $500 to the state to settle up on my 2007 taxes.Kristie and I were planning on putting that money directly into the economy by hiring a cement contractor to pour us a new patio and a window company to replace our drafty windows with new double-insulated ones. More…