The Po Show

Equilibrium

Well, we couldn't have done this on purpose if we'd tried. Ross finalized our taxes today (he was sort of waiting to see if any of the new stimulus package stuff was going to have any impact on us, but everything stayed the same).

We owe the federal government EXACTLY ONE DOLLAR more than the state of New York owes us. I found that astounding.

Ross also got a pretty healthy bonus yesterday, the amount of which had really been up in the air considering how many clients his firm has lost in the last year. Luckily for Ross most of his projects are government-funded, so the loss of Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros. doesn't impact the stuff he's working on, other than its total impact on the revenue of the firm as a whole. This bonus is a good thing, considering he just had to pay another $2,000 for more oral surgery this last week (bringing it up to $3,200 so far this month), with an unclear amount of additional expense on the horizon. What they wanted to do to the first tooth (basically make a fancy-schmancy specialized denture for its replacement) was going to cost $17,000!! Yes, seventeen thousand. Needless to say, Ross declined the fancy-schmancy option and they will be going with a much, much cheaper fake tooth of some kind. And our health insurance seems to be balking on paying for the bone replacement part of the surgery, as he was told by the dental staff that they would. So the entire amount of his bonus post-tax may end up going to his mouth.

Easy come, easy go.