The results are in. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts wants $1038. The IRS
wanted nothing. Only one of those facts surprised me. For those who are
wondering, I may use part of my federal refund to call someone who cares.

I wrote:
> As soon as I finish doing my taxes, I will be able to comment on
> whether or not I benefited. But since I only paid $1380 in 2002 on a
> full year's salary, I don't expect the savings to be dramatic, merely
> satisfying in the abstract. Now, as for state taxes, well, I work in
> the same state where John Kerry was Lieutenant Governor for Mike
> Dukakis, who earned us the moniker Taxachusetts. And I expect my
> state taxes for 2003 to still be higher than my federal taxes.

Greg Stigers, MCSA
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