In Colma, a suburb of San Francisco, California there's a proposal pending to tax ... the dead. If proponents get their way, grave sites will be taxed 5 dollars per grave, per year for eternity. In Colma the dead outnumber the living by a ratio of roughly 1000-to-1, including such notables as Wyatt Earp, Levi Strauss, and William Randolph Hearst. And they, apparently, haven't paid their fair share. For liberals, when it comes to taxes ... nothing is sacred.
Quotes about notables (2 Quotes)
Mrs. Teasdale congratulates him on his coronation and sovereignty 'The eyes of the world are upon you. Notables from every country are gathered here in your honor. This is a gala day for you.' Firefly replies 'Well, a gal a day is enough for me. I don't think I could handle any more.'