Here’s an interesting tidbit. The Internal Revenue Service, like Hamlet, is deeply studying whether or not they should do something. Specifically? They’re pondering if they should add a question onto our 2027 tax forms, inquiring if we are U.S. citizens. 

I know. I know. What do you mean by, “we?” 

In their tireless mission, the IRS is attempting to streamline government and make our interaction with it a more serene and positive experience. You know. Like root canals. Personally? I think dentists should start calling them, “root beer canals.” Strikes me as more soothing and reassuring. Like the entire federal tax code, which weighs more than Antarctica, adding to the IRS forms is like trying to do a valve job to a car while the engine’s running. The IRS sheepishly made a circle on the federal throw rug. Literally, here’s the query the IRS wants to add: “Check this box if you are a non-U.S. citizen or have dual citizenship.” 

Then, who knows, maybe, add another box underneath with the disclaimer: “Cross our hearts and hope to die, stick a pastrami sandwich in our eye, trust us, we probably won’t send your income tax return directly over to ICE, and the CIA, along with your children’s routes to elementary school. On a scale of 1-to-10, with ‘1’ being highly unlikely and ‘10’ being, ‘My relatives came over on the Mayflower and never left’ and ‘5’ being a shrug and disinterested, ‘meh …’ please rate your confidence in you being a … wait. Look what you’ve done.........

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