Here's something to think about...       

"I live in Alexandria, Virginia. Near the Supreme Court chambers is a toll bridge across the Potomac. When in a rush, I pay the dollar toll and get home early.   However, I usually drive outside the downtown section of the city and cross the Potomac on a free bridge.  

"This bridge was placed outside the downtown Washington, DC area to serve a useful social service - getting drivers to drive the extra mile and to help alleviate congestion during the rush hour. If I went over the toll bridge and through the barrier without paying the toll, I would be committing tax evasion.  If, however, I drive the extra mile and drive outside the city of Washington to the free bridge, I am using a legitimate, logical, and suitable method of tax avoidance, and I am performing a useful social service by doing so. 

"For my tax evasion I should be punished. For my tax avoidance, I should be commended.

"The tragedy of life today is that so few people know that the free bridge even exists."

Justice Louis D Brandeis

Gary A. York & Associates,  LLC

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