America Tax Chief Fined In Comic Column
Laura Z Hobson recalls a Richmond news item about the US tax chief being fined for not paying taxes. The piece uses a light tone to reflect on public officials and accountability amid playful metaphors about childhood missteps and national symbols.
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Tax official tardiness nudges Andrews toward earthly limits
The piece recalls T Coleman Andrews known as Commissioner of Internal Revenue missing Virginia filing deadlines for his income tax. An overdue notice arrived as he explained a bookkeeper forgot the deadline after January 15. The author mocks public figures, then imagines Andrews mailing his next federal tax installment to the wrong address.
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