I put $40 of gasoline into my car today.  It was nearlyempty.  The line on my gauge after I put in the $40 read a little more than 1/2 tank.  OMFG are you KIDDING ME?  This means that it would cost about $75 to FILL MY CAR FROM EMPTY.  That is absolutely ridiculous.  Luckily, I don’t drive my car very much.  I work less than a mile from home (and yes, I could walk but I would be walking uphill after being on my feet for 8 hours and that would make me entirely too bitchy) and I don’t even go shopping much anymore because well, I just will order online or wait until I have a list before I make the trek to the shops.

I can’t believe it.  I mean, I knew the price of fuel had risen in price but damn, gimme a break.  All the while the asshole petrol companies are making “record profits” and boasting about how many BILLIONS of dollars that they’ve made.  I hope all those assholes rot in the fiery pits of hell for all of eternity. 

We watched the price of gasoline go up twenty cents in one day.  ONE DAY.  Now, you cannot tell me that they aren’t just randomly choosing the price.  They’re going to keep fucking around until the government starts regulating it.  And we all know that as soon as the government gets their greedy, sticky paws into something, they fuck it up royally.

Like taxes.

It is Tax Day today.  We’ve already filed ours and since I didn’t work but 2 months last year, we qualified for a refund!  Which was promptly deposited into our checking account the same day that the debit for the supplemental tax bill was taken.  I love how that works, don’t you?  I think we came out about $70 ahead.  Anyone else wish that we just had to pay a consumption tax besides me?  I make money, I buy things, I’m taxed for the things I buy.  If I don’t buy things, I’m not taxed.  Isn’t that how is should be done?  I mean, simply speaking, obviously the government will fuck with it and make it a bunch of horseshit, but seriously.  The wealthy people buy more expensive things and are taxed more, the poorer people buy less expensive things and are taxed less.  Everyone pays the same tax amount based on their consumption.  We, of course, would probably be fuh-hucked because I like to buy things but I’m not buying $100,000 cars so....tht tht tht...yeah.

And why are teachers salaries taxed by the state?  I mean, they’re PAID by the state, so why are they re-taxed?  A bit of money laundering on the part of the state?  I think...uh...yes.    Same with taxes that are paid on social security benefits.  Money from the government that is being taxed by the government?  What is THAT?  Hmmm? 

Sorry for the rambling post.  I have to work 6 days this week and I’m a bit peeved over it and I’m still pissy about the gasoline price AND taxes.