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Commentators Riff on Death, Taxes and Certainties

Original: There are, we are told, only two things certain in life: death and taxes. In truth there are one or two other things we

A commentary playing on the old saying that only death and taxes are certain in life is drawing attention online. The writer argues the adage can be reworded with many substitutes, and suggests there are one or two other certainties worth adding, framing the point as highly relevant to current debate.

Why now: The familiar death-and-taxes cliché is being repurposed to make a pointed observation people are sharing and engaging with right now.

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• There are, we are told, only two things certain in life: death and taxes. In truth there are one or two other things we could add, and the old saying about death and taxes can easily be changed with many other words, but this is the most relevant one here, and the idea people… · uc@mastodon.scot · 6

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