Death and Taxes

So tonight the wife and I bit the bullet and did our taxes or at least had a nationally advertised preparer do them. They were fast and efficient and that's the way I want to handle this kind of bother, fast and efficient.  It also reminded me of the fact the if you add all the taxes you pay: on your phone, your cable, your clothes, your household goods et al and we wind up paying about 43% of our money to taxes of one sort or another. The only person that can change that is me at the poll and you of course.
Death however, like taxes, is inevitable. Does it bother me? No and even if it did what the heck can I do about it? After all the things I can control I do but death has no adversary, well maybe Bill and Ted but not me. I seek rather the ability to improve my life as of now and in the future.
I don't want to dwell, but I will, the founding men of the US never wanted taxes in this country because e of the tyranny caused by the elite classes and politicians that got together and decided to tax those less fortunate than they were in order to support their own lifestyles as 'statesmen' and to support there pet projects and not the good of the people...sound familar? Now I know history is full of this kind of class distinction and caste system. Well it has raised it ugly head again and is gaining momentum with the aristocrats, senate and congress as well as the beaurocrats of this united States as witnessed by the pushing through of legislation for the last year.
I really find all this crap very frustrating but the one thing that takes the hot lead of anger from my spirit is a good long hard ride that is full of competition from some other hot dogs. Because of cycling I won't need the half baked medial plan, because of cycling I won't need the pills and therapy needed to complain about my dislike and distrust of others and why I don't do such a great job at work.  But still I want to scream and yet I know all I would get is death and taxes
If I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying.