Mortified Beyond Belief

Well, I thought I could get away with it, but they caught me! I didn't file any City of Detroit income tax. Now I just opened a 900 dollar bill on Christmas Eve morning. I am trying to not let it ruin my precious 3 days off. I have a lot of resentment that I am getting hassled for this dough. I bust my ass off so hard every day at work, and already pay a shitload of the money I make to taxes. I also pay property taxes. Not to mention sales tax. I also realize they want to collect taxes on that old 401 k account I made a few years ago before I switched companies that lost all kinds of money. Like I said, I don't want to ruin the Christmas spirit. The reason the country elected a Republican is because people are sick of other people figuring this out, "Hey, if I plead poverty, I can get out of paying almost any taxes, get a free hand out, and not have to go to a shitty job that I hate every day." Or they may think of something like this, "Hey, technically I...

About a month ago, I ordered a counterfeit Fender Stratocaster from a Chinese trade website. I received it this week. I enjoy playing it a lot, but I began thinking about the people who made it.  The seller had several pictures of older Chinese workers crafting the guitars. I thought about them as I passively played all of my usual muscle-memory-cliche guitar moves. I read on the internet that the workers in Chinese factories often work 16 hour days, 6 days a week. I heard they make about 50 cents an hour. That kind of makes me have to forfeit all of my complaining rights to my job. (Yes I do have a job, I know most of you assumed I was a successful rockstar.) Well, I also heard about the guy in the Cort guitar factory who intentionally set himself on fire and all of the suicides that come out of the factories. I feel partly to blame for it I guess. Then I came across this article from Guitar Player Magazine: Stupid Guitar Player Magazine Bullshit Rosy glasses article ...