WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.600 and now ladies and gentlemen hello John 00:07.600 --> 00:10.720 hello daddy do you know where I could get a good accountant 00:10.720 --> 00:14.800 cheap an accountant I want somebody to work out my income tax 00:14.800 --> 00:17.920 what do you mean you can't handle a little thing like that daddy 00:17.920 --> 00:22.040 I tried John but it's no use that child of mine drives me 00:22.040 --> 00:26.000 crazy last night I started to work on my tax blank and was doing 00:26.000 --> 00:30.340 pretty well 00:30.340 --> 00:34.440 eight and seven is fifteen six is twenty one twenty nine thirty two 00:34.440 --> 00:37.480 forty one forty eight fifty six 00:37.480 --> 00:40.480 sixty four you can't come in Snokes 00:40.480 --> 00:43.760 it ain't Snokes dear why 00:43.760 --> 00:47.760 is your wife letting me in honey bunch 00:47.760 --> 00:51.160 go away Snokes you can't fool me why 00:51.160 --> 00:55.160 because that's not the way my wife does 00:55.160 --> 00:58.160 get me in a long head beat it 00:58.160 --> 01:03.060 eight and seven is fifteen sixty twenty one twenty nine thirty two 01:03.060 --> 01:07.060 forty one forty eight fifty six sixty four 01:07.060 --> 01:10.960 go come on in 01:10.960 --> 01:15.260 what are you doing daddy I'm trying to figure out my income tax 01:15.260 --> 01:18.880 what's income tax it's money I have to pay the government 01:18.880 --> 01:23.840 does the government pay you daddy no why do you pay them 01:23.840 --> 01:26.880 because that's the economic system we live under 01:26.880 --> 01:30.640 now let me finish this I have to send it away tomorrow send it where 01:30.640 --> 01:36.240 to Washington to Washington no Washington DC 01:36.240 --> 01:39.480 eight and seven is fifteen and six is twenty one 01:39.480 --> 01:43.040 twenty nine thirty two forty one forty eight fifty six 01:43.040 --> 01:46.080 sixty four daddy doctor what 01:46.080 --> 01:50.240 what are you doing I told you I'm trying to work out my income tax 01:50.240 --> 01:54.240 help me with my homework not now help me with my homework 01:54.240 --> 01:58.040 alright what's the problem quick 01:58.040 --> 02:01.680 if one chicken lays two eggs a week 02:01.680 --> 02:05.160 how many eggs will two chickens lay? four 02:05.160 --> 02:09.120 why? because that's the answer 02:09.120 --> 02:13.600 if one chicken can lay two eggs a week two chickens must lay four eggs a week 02:13.600 --> 02:19.480 suppose one is a rooster does it say anything about roosters in the problem 02:19.480 --> 02:23.640 no then the answer is four 02:23.640 --> 02:28.240 no four eggs two eggs and two eggs is four eggs 02:28.240 --> 02:32.480 can't you even figure out a simple problem like that no 02:32.480 --> 02:37.480 why not because in our school we figure with apples 02:37.480 --> 02:40.880 well then change the problem to apples 02:40.880 --> 02:46.120 can chickens lay apples? no chickens can't lay apples 02:46.120 --> 02:49.320 why? because they can only lay eggs 02:49.320 --> 02:53.520 I want some eggs oh stop that I want some eggs 02:53.520 --> 02:56.520 don't start that monkey business I want some monkey eggs 02:56.520 --> 03:01.880 now Shooks I'm warning you if you bother me once more I'll spank you and make you leave the room 03:01.880 --> 03:06.280 I'll be good daddy now where was I? it was right here all the time 03:06.280 --> 03:10.280 I know eight and seven is fifteen and six is twenty one 03:10.280 --> 03:14.280 twenty nine thirty two forty one forty eight fifty six 03:14.280 --> 03:17.400 sixty four daddy oh what is it 03:17.400 --> 03:20.960 I want to ask you something is it important? 03:20.960 --> 03:24.960 it's very important well what is it? 03:24.960 --> 03:31.960 does a chicken lay an egg when it wants to or must it? 03:35.120 --> 03:39.120 who in the name of heaven would worry about such a thing as that? 03:39.120 --> 03:42.080 a chicken might oh forget about the chickens and the eggs 03:42.080 --> 03:45.400 eight and seven is fifteen and six is twenty one 03:45.400 --> 03:49.160 twenty nine thirty two forty one forty eight fifty six 03:49.160 --> 03:52.960 sixty four daddy what do you want? 03:52.960 --> 03:57.160 what are you doing? I'm trying to add up this column of figures 03:57.160 --> 04:00.760 on my income tax why? 04:00.760 --> 04:05.600 because I want to know what to take off are you hot? 04:05.600 --> 04:09.040 no I'm not hot then what are you going to take off? 04:09.040 --> 04:13.640 my legal expenses do they itch? 04:13.640 --> 04:17.600 what do they do what? they eagle suspenders 04:17.600 --> 04:21.600 now who said anything about eagle suspenders? I said legal expenses 04:21.600 --> 04:27.600 ahhhhh there are certain deductions a married man may make from his income tax 04:27.600 --> 04:31.600 the government gives me four hundred dollars for you and four hundred dollars for Ophier 04:31.600 --> 04:35.600 how much will I give you for mommy? I'll take any reasonable offer 04:35.600 --> 04:39.600 go away and let me finish 04:39.600 --> 04:43.600 when do I get the money daddy? what money? 04:43.600 --> 04:47.600 the four hundred dollars you don't get anything 04:47.600 --> 04:51.600 I'm just allowed to deduct that amount from my tax a certain amount is exempted 04:51.600 --> 04:55.600 because I have a wife and two children but I'll pay more than last year anyhow 04:55.600 --> 04:58.600 on account of the defense tax what's that? 04:58.600 --> 05:01.600 it's a new tax that helps build a fund to protect me 05:01.600 --> 05:06.600 from your wife and children? you can say that again 05:06.600 --> 05:10.600 alright from your wife and children? stop it and let me get through 05:10.600 --> 05:14.600 eight and seventy is fifteen and sixty is twenty one 05:14.600 --> 05:18.600 twenty nine thirty two forty one forty eight fifty six sixty four 05:18.600 --> 05:22.600 daddy! what do you want? I want my four hundred dollars 05:22.600 --> 05:26.600 it isn't your four hundred dollars man hold it 05:26.600 --> 05:31.600 it doesn't exist it's purely negative just as some of money a man deducts for children 05:31.600 --> 05:36.600 who had ducks for children? 05:36.600 --> 05:42.600 I wish I had does a duck lay an egg when it wants to? 05:42.600 --> 05:45.600 drop the egg alright I'll drop it 05:45.600 --> 05:50.600 now go away quick before I go mad eight and seven is fifteen 05:50.600 --> 05:54.600 and sixty is twenty one twenty nine thirty two forty one 05:54.600 --> 05:58.600 forty eight fifty six sixty four daddy! 05:58.600 --> 06:03.600 oh I thought I was beating the government when I had you 06:03.600 --> 06:07.600 what do you want? nothing 06:07.600 --> 06:12.600 eight and seven is fifteen and six is twenty one 06:12.600 --> 06:18.600 twenty nine thirty two forty one forty eight fifty six 06:18.600 --> 06:25.600 sixty four go ahead 06:25.600 --> 06:29.600 I ain't going to say nothing daddy 06:29.600 --> 06:33.600 thank heaven fifty six sixty four 06:33.600 --> 06:37.600 daddy! 06:37.600 --> 06:41.600 don't get mad I want to help you 06:41.600 --> 06:45.600 do you really want to help me? 06:45.600 --> 06:50.600 alright take this ledger and read off the numbers to me so I can recheck them on my tax report 06:50.600 --> 06:54.600 alright and don't make any mistakes either 06:54.600 --> 06:57.600 I'm going to make trouble with the tax people 06:57.600 --> 07:02.600 I go ahead eighteen fifty nine forty six 07:02.600 --> 07:06.600 eleven twenty two ninety sixteen 07:06.600 --> 07:08.600 one hundred and twelve 07:08.600 --> 07:11.600 oh what are you doing? I'm going to go up again 07:11.600 --> 07:14.600 oh you just won't let me get this done 07:14.600 --> 07:17.600 alright maybe they'll come and put me in jail 07:17.600 --> 07:20.600 why? for not paying my taxes 07:20.600 --> 07:22.600 everybody has to pay taxes 07:22.600 --> 07:25.600 why certainly that's how they run the country 07:25.600 --> 07:27.600 do you have to run it? 07:27.600 --> 07:29.600 well my tax helps 07:29.600 --> 07:31.600 listen I'll show you how it works 07:31.600 --> 07:34.600 last week I sold a suit of underwear in the store 07:34.600 --> 07:36.600 part of the money I got for the underwear goes for taxes 07:36.600 --> 07:39.600 why? that's what I'm trying to explain 07:39.600 --> 07:43.600 how do you think the government can build schools, parks, museums and so forth? 07:43.600 --> 07:47.600 with the tax from my underwear 07:47.600 --> 07:50.600 if it wasn't for my tax we wouldn't have any guns to defend us 07:50.600 --> 07:54.600 no planes to watch over us, no battleships to guard our shores 07:54.600 --> 07:58.600 if the United States didn't collect that tax the country would be in a terrible fix 07:58.600 --> 08:01.600 now what do you think? 08:01.600 --> 08:04.600 I think it's a good thing you sold your underwear there 08:04.600 --> 08:25.600 oh