In June, Keri’s grandmother, Marjorie Larson, passed away at the age of 95. She was the last of our grandparents to pass away, and we will miss her, just like we miss the rest of our grandparents.
Grandma Larson was known for her distinctive laugh, which my wife Keri may have inherited…she and her grandma were very close, having lived only 7 miles apart for most of Keri’s childhood.
I’m grateful that we had so many years with her.
You’ve probably heard the old saying from Benjamin Franklin, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”
This sentiment was echoed by Margaret Mitchell in her famous book Gone with the Wind, in 1936, “Death, taxes and childbirth! There’s never any convenient time for any of them.”
Across the ages, everyone agrees that death and taxes must occur.
But HIGH taxes are not inevitable!
In his book A Voluntary Tax, Columbia Law Professor, George Cooper, explains that there are only two reasons to pay unnecessarily high taxes: 1) Taxpayer Indifference or 2) Poor Planning Advice.
Many of the very wealthy avoid taxes by working with someone skilled in income, capital gains, and estate tax reduction.
Pay your fair share… never more.
Tax evasion is illegal.
Tax avoidance is LEGAL. In fact, our federal government has incented our system to help us avoid it.
Perhaps, Ben Franklin was wrong. Maybe taxes—at least high ones—aren’t inevitable after all!
Take the time to find out if you are over-paying.
Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” — Harry Emerson Fosdick
