Mortgaging My Soul, Once Again

Not that I typically complain about this, don't get me wrong.  However when Uncle Sam does this to me, I'm left holding my bottom while crying like a 3 year old bitch with a skinned knee.

Today I just did my 2006 taxes and it was painful.  And I couldn't even put it off because, as taxes aren't taken out of my paychecks, I do estimated taxes.  And, because I missed the 16th deadline to file my 4th quarter estimated taxes, I had to file by the 31st to not get screwed over by late payments and what not.  And, of course, my student loan paperwork doesn't get generated on their computer until the 31st at 12:01AM.  So, essentially, I have to wait until the last day in order to file my taxes every freaking year.  *UGH*

So, anyways, I did everything up today and, Ta-Da, I owe the federal government $2,300.  YEA!  Sure, I get around $500 back from the state, owe some more to the school and the city, so all in all, I get screwed.  Next year I'll have to pay more in on the estimated taxes so I don't get so super spanked next year.  

It just amazes me every time that I do my taxes that single people have to pay 25% taxes yet married people only have to pay 15%.  That just pisses me off.  And it's not that I don't *WANT* to get married, it's because I can't.  And there's no real reason why married people should get the tax break and not the single people.  I mean, for real, what type of expenses do married people have that single people don't?  It's just the government making social policy and it makes me want to kick them in the nuts.  I have expenses too people!  Do you realize how MUCH it costs to keep me this pretty?!  Well, not that much, as most of it is natural beauty.....