Burying your head in the sand?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>”:</p><p><span word="Understanding">Understanding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span>, <span word="piecing">piecing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="strategy">strategy</span>” <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span>.</p><p><span word="Seeking">Seeking</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>, <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ostrich">ostrich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magicians">magicians</span>.</p><p><span word="Poker">Poker</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magicians">magicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ostrich">ostrich</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>. <span word="Ostriches">Ostriches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flightless">flightless</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="really">really</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="Evolution">Evolution</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ostrich">ostrich</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predator">predator</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="ostriches">ostriches</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="erroneous">erroneous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Ostriches">Ostriches</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>.</p>
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