A shocking thing happened to me the other day. I got my paycheck, and for the first time, I felt the unfairness of taxes. OMG was all I could say.

This paycheck wasn’t my first, but it was the first time I saw how much was taken out for taxes. It was no big deal when I got a check for $92 and deposited that in the bank. What got me was when I saw I had really made $154, and I was only getting $90-something. I was downright annoyed by that.

I understand we need to be taxed, so we have roads, schools, libraries and public buildings. I appreciate being able to get to places we need to go on the nice smooth roads. My dad works on the roads, and it is the taxpayer money that goes to pay for those. I love the library, and I think it is definitely a good use of the money taken from my checks. I know we need to pay public employees and help people in need.