When Congress is Meeting -- Food for Thought -- The New Kiddie Tax

When Congress is in their big meeting,

you'd better hold on to your seating.

The laws that they pass

would suit a jackass,

while Reason just goes on retreating.

Over the course of the past few months, I crisscrossed the country to eat in six of its highest-grossing independent restaurants, curious to see what made the diverse collection of subjects special enough to pull in combined sales of about $194 million in 2017.   Washington Post.

I used to travel quite a lot, and ate out all the time.

I noshed at polished bistros and real dumps chock full of grime.

I've run the gamut of wait staffs, from surly to insane,

and sampled ev'ry kind of dish -- from pickled to whole grain.

And this much I can tell you -- that no matter where you eat,

the food always tastes better when it's someone else's treat. 

The Kiddie Tax is a special levy on a child’s “unearned” income above $2,100. It typically falls on investment income such as dividends, interest and capital gains, and it doesn’t apply to a youngster’s earned income from mowing lawns or designing websites.   WSJ

Teach your children to invest;

Uncle Sam thinks that is best.

Then when profits multiply,

Sammy gets a piece of pie.

He don't have to work a bit;

your kids' earnings he will split.

Rob 'em while they're still too young

to know that they have been stung.