Subj : Re: Conference Hosts To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Jan 09 2023 16:34:00 Barry, BM> 'Mpthing' is pronounced something like when a person is gagged and BM> trying to talk through the gag. In this case the person has their BM> hands over their mouth in shock to the deficit number, :P BM> And since it's the government it's like the contestant on Jeopardy! who BM> at the end has a negative score: doesn't play but still goes home with BM> $1000. I thought if they ended up with a negative total, they were eliminated from "Final Jeopardy", and all they got were consolation prizes. With the "current show", only the winner keeps the money. BM> Well that's good. All I can think of is this one by Archie Campbell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMnQAvz0ek BM> And hopefully you are setting aside that payment. Not yet...but I will...I've got other bills first. BM> Well the good news is the list of potential deductions was for the BM> capital gains on the car, of which you have been told doesn't exist so BM> not needed. And couldn't use the written-off bills as they are zero. I think of the joke where the homeless person wanted to be given some bills. So, he was given the electric, water, gas, and medical ones. BM> From what I understand 'income averaging' is done over the past several BM> years to offset a spike in income. That way a smaller group of money BM> is waving bye-bye. What The Lord giveth, the IRS taketh away. :P BM> That's good. Saves a a bunch of time and money. Time you have, money BM> not so much. What was your first clue?? Daryl .... Criminal Justice System: Where criminals get the justice. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .