{"id":175117,"date":"2020-12-21T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=175117"},"modified":"2020-12-15T05:54:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T05:54:11","slug":"taxes-all-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/12\/taxes-all-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes All the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of us are taxed in one way or another
\nThere is the Income Tax even if you hardly earn
\nThere is the Sales Tax if you buy anything
\nHow to avoid it you gradually learn
\nBut if you get caught cheating to whom do you turn<\/p>\n

All these big companies \u2014 Google, Amazon, FB
\nTax you discreetly, and make themselves wealthy<\/p>\n

Now a new tax is being introduced \u2014 Fat Tax<\/em>
\nWhat the dickens is this Tax
\nIf you are thin, just relax
\nThis tax applicable only on Fat People
\nWhy, what is their crime
\nNo crime but there is greater amount of cloth
\nand brains used by Tailors
\nTo make you look elegant and trim
\nIn the clothes you buy from the Designers<\/p>\n

The Ads circulating for Fat Tax are interesting
\nHolding your attention, making them captivating
\nDon\u2019t worry if you find food fascinating
\nAnd gorge a bit too much for your body building<\/p>\n

So go ahead, you men and women with a large waistline
\nStand out; display the costumes that look pretty and fine.<\/p>\n

______________________________________________<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/em>Dr Ravi P Bhatia is a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment<\/a>, an<\/em> educationist, Gandhian scholar and peace researcher. Retired professor, Delhi University. His new book, <\/em>A Garland of Ideas\u2014Gandhian, Religious, Educational, Environmental was published recently in Delhi.<\/em> ravipbhatia@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All of us are taxed in one way or another
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