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The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
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Meaning
This quote uses humor to suggest that death is in some ways simpler than taxes because it does not repeatedly increase in burden. Its meaning lies in comic exaggeration about unavoidable realities.
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