"Get your giant pilot into her cockpit!"

Ah, spam. How you invade lives and smut-up inboxes I hope I'll never fully understand. Speaking of completely inappropriate invasiveness, I recently received a bonus at work and Uncle Sam proceeded to take a good 30% of it, right off the top. It reminds me of how angry I used to get at paying taxes on my tips when I was unfortunate enough to work as a server (thats industry jargon for "waitress" BTW). These types of wages are a direct reflection of how good (or bad) you are at your job and I've always felt that they should be yours to keep. The company I work for now doesnt just hand out bonuses all willy nilly, so the fact that I got one at all is completely awesome (and, dont get me wrong, is totally appreciated) but the fact that the IRS got their grubby hands all over it first adds an element of dirtiness that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I mean, wasnt this country founded by dudes who were sick of paying such high taxes on everything?