tax a text

i have a spankin' new idea, says gov. why don't we apply taxes on text messaging? since this country is the so-called "world's capital of text messaging", we could really accumulate a lotta revenue! come to think of it, all that income, for so little a burden! the public won't mind! an if they refuse, we'll send 'em off!

but gov, isn't that supposed to look bad? says absimilliard.

no, i already figured it out. all this time, we've been bumping our heads together to generate funds to be able ta pay off our country's debts, we never realized we already have the means, we're just blind enough to see it, says gov, excited.

yes, but what i'm sayin is, aren't we taxin the cellphone companies already? and aren't we sales-taxin the public for the purchase of prepaid cards already? and besides, we both know the revenue that'll be derived won't be used to pay off that debt. too many corrupt politicians, says me, frownin.

oh, you genius. i never could get around you, huh? but the crowd wouldn't notice that. an if they complain about it, we'll say, we're part of the public too! reasons gov.

yes, but the government funds are paying for your luxuries, not you people. it's not like it's comin outta yer pockets, questions absimilliard.

well, we run the country, don't we? says gov.

i still think it's a bad idea. i mean, more than half of the public are poor and can't afford to pay any more tax, says me, exanimate.

yes, but what about the other half? they can still contribute a lot more, and they won't mind! gov says proudly.

you deduct tax from their income already. isn't that overkill? says absimilliard.

no, you don't get it. they have too much on their pockets and they are having problems trying to waste all that money. so it's probably better off givin 'em to the government? at least they're helpin. at least they're givin back what we're fundin them for, argues gov.

yeah, i know. in this government, the poor gets poorer, an the rich gets richer, quotes absimilliard.

somethin like that, yeah, replies gov, indifferently.

right. republic, huh. don't you put yerself in them poor people's shoes? says me, disheartened.

listen, son, we leaders need that extra income, okay? it's pretty difficult to explain, but you just hafta read between the lines. besides, we're givin it back to the poor. we already have a lotta charitable institutions set up an a lotta other charitable events, explains him.

those charities you speak of, are privately funded, gov. says me.

well, lucky us! exclaims the gov.

right. whatever. it's no use tryin to argue with ya. says absimilliard hopelessly.