Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for April 13, 2003

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Accountant: Every penny of your hard-earned tax money is going to the people this year, Cathy! Cathy: Thank heavens! The hungry people? The needy people? Accountant: The exclamation point people! Cathy: I beg your pardon? Accountant: The people who added all the cheery new exclamation points to the IRS instruction books! See? "IRA Deduction Increased!" "Free e-file options!" "Electronic signatures!" They're all over the place! Because of you, millions of people have seen all the exclamation points and felt happier and more excited about doing their taxes! Cathy: My tax dollars paid for instruction book exclamation points??!! Accountant: No, no, no... You paid for energy bars for the people who did performance reviews of the people who hired the people who supervised the people who decided where each exclamation point should go! Cathy: Aack!! Accountant: Always overwhelming to know how many lives we affect... Your ! Tax ! Dollars ! At ! Work ! In ! 2003 !!