One sure way to determine the social conscience of a Government is to
examine the way taxes are collected and how they are spent. And one
sure way to determine the social conscience of an individual is to get
his tax-reaction. Taxes, after all, are the dues that we pay for the
privileges of membership in an organized society.
-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, campaign address,
-- Worcester, Mass., Oct. 21, 1936.
How many
social workers
-- does it take to change a light bulb?
Four. One to change the bulb, one to counsel the old
bulb because it's been thrown away by an uncaring
society, one to arrange the case conference and one to
make sure they are all following the correct working
practice....
You first have to decide whether to use the short or the long form.
The short form is what the Internal Revenue Service calls "simplified",
which means it is designed for people who need the help of a Sears
tax-preparation expert to distinguish between their first and last
names....
