Saturday, March 14, 2009
Thing 8...STRETCH
I tried for a wikipedia exploration of the IRS. It's an obvious topic of interest, given the time of year. I've also been somewhat outraged that so many of the new president's picks for cabinet positions have had tax problems. Makes one wonder how many more of our glorified politicians, of ANY political party, have the same issues. It's somewhat maddening, given the attention my father taught me to pay to my financial obligations, that our nation's leaders are "slackers" themselves...and that they get away with it. Anyway, off of my soapbox...the article was as hard to read as the current tax code and the discussion did little to help. The history tab was also BORING, and led me to end my exploration pretty quickly, but it did one good thing...it introduced me to the wikipedia world and taught me how to navigate it, which I'd never really done before. I know enough about wikipedia to know that it's not completely reliable, due to the nature of it, but now I can see why I might choose to visit on an occasional basis, if I had a topic of curiosity.
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It's a great place to go to search for current terms such as blogs and wikis to get a sense of understanding. I use it for technology terms I hear all the time.
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