I finished my taxes. Since I’m not in a rush, I read through the long list of non-profits to which I can donate; I picked a few. (One was for libraries.)<\/p>\n
And I also spent some time reading through an odd variety of possible New York State deductions I could take, depending. Here are the ones I found most peculiar:<\/p>\n
Sounds reasonable, as well as encouraging. “Get a NYS tax break when you donate an organ!” But aren’t such donations paid for by someone other than the organ-bearer? More questions come to mind but they’d verge into medical thriller territory and I don’t feel like going there, in part because I am about to stream (on the terrific European subscription service, MhZ) a weirdly delightful Swiss series about an ex-cop turned undertaker. A few seasons ago, a plot line concerned (sometimes unwitting) organ removals, mostly of poor people whose organs went into rich people. So at this moment, I’m, you know.<\/p>\n
I had to blink a few times when I read this. Is there anyone out there who has pre-1960 income on which no taxes have been paid? What would prompt someone to delve into their pre-1960 financial status to learn whether they (a) had an income and (b) hadn’t filed or paid taxes? Or is this a sign that the State is thinking about audits? If so, they are somewhat dilatory.<\/p>\n
Other than the New York National Guard, is there such a thing as an “organized New York militia” which isn’t a crew of gun-nut domestic terrorists? If so (or not), why are they getting tax breaks?<\/p>\n
Immediately following the New York militia item was this one:<\/p>\n
Flawless juxtaposition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I finished my taxes. Since I’m not in a rush, I read through the long list of non-profits to which I can donate; I picked a few. (One was for libraries.) And I also spent some time reading through an … Continue reading