The Hampton Line Matter (AFRTS)

John won't have Johnny dollar. Jack, what are you doing Johnny? You have an easy time ending your money on this one. All you have to do is plant the two Saint-Porries and sit around looking at them.

Or the coast guard does all the work. All the work on what? Or the coast guard's handling it. What do you want me there for? There before. But somehow it never turns out that way.

At this point in our program, I'd like to give you something to think about. Probably one of the most quoted Americans in our nation's history is Benjamin Franklin. It was Franklin who said, early to bed, early to rise, make some unhealthy, wealthy, and wise.

And say that till tomorrow, which you can do today. And of course, the Lord helps them that help themselves. But probably one of his most familiar quotations is, there are only two things in life of which we may be certain, death and taxes.

Of course, what bothers most of our taxpayers is that death and taxes don't come in that order. But seriously, one of the biggest jobs handled by the Secretary of the Treasury is the collection of taxes, our government's main source of income.

The government raises money through the Bureau of Internal Revenue, which collects income taxes, excise taxes, amusement taxes, and other federal taxes. The Bureau also checks to see that you haven't paid too little, and believe it or not, that you haven't paid too much.

Where the government raises money is through the Bureau of Customs, which levies taxes on imports which are sent here from foreign countries. although the Treasury Department collects the money. It is Congress, the men we send to Washington, who actually says who will pay taxes and how much.