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you think that's a bit ridiculous? i'm paid via an NIH grant given to my adivisor by the govt. this stipend is taxed. it didn't used to be (started to be taxed around '86 i believe). why the hell doesn't the govt just save everyone the trouble and pay me less. i'm sure they could get rid of a couple of IRS people this way.
It's even sillier over here in Europe, and the paperwork is probably a couple of order of magnitudes more expensive (due to the translations required). Quick example (but old figures) - the EU spends $10 million a year to campaign against smoking, and then spends $1200 million a year to subsidise tobacco production. Thought for the day - Think about what the 'S' in IRS stands for. Gary - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMPUO4yoZzwIn1bdtAQGTEQGAuuoLP0gviZeGIuy7o4oc3jqanUYKp5eT Ce4FxXNfmz3DGZ6FY1UPGIEYZL6a7XzY =/sBS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----