"The Final Say: The Tax Man Cometh" by Monty Gilmer

THE FINAL SAY: THE TAX MAN COMETH

by Monty Gilmer

According to Time magazine, "Albert Einstein once admitted that figuring out his U. S. income tax was beyond him -- he had to go to a tax consultant. 'This is too difficult for a mathematician,' said Einstein. 'It takes a philosopher.'"

Read a short poem about the hardship of accounting, the short poem "Money" by Robert Frost, on page 4 of the April 1936 issue of Poetry Magazine.

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