Taxes and the Aam Aadmi....

Rising prices and taxes is a never ending common man's woe,
how will he survive with a stagnant income,
if the " FM" new duties and taxes impose.

He pays entertainment tax to watch a movie
and road tax to "moon walk" on pot holed roads.
He pays service tax of 12% at an a/c restaurant,
if he wishes to reduce his wife's cooking load.

He pays tax for public transport
and airport and fuel tax to travel by air.
He even pays an additional tax,
if at a fancy salon, he snips his hair.

He has to pay more for LPG
if he relishes home cooked food.
And if he wishes to whisper sweet nothings to his wife from anywhere,
he'd have to pay 6% duty on mobiles too.

He'd have to pay additional duty on set top boxes,
if he wishes to watch Saas Bahu serials in the comfort of his home.
Or he could take a long drive with his wife,
but with sky rocketing petrol prices,
it's a luxury to even roam.

The poor fellow can't even drown his sorrow in liquor
as that is heavily taxed too.
And when his end is finally near,
the doctor will say " you've got no sickness,
it's the taxes that got the better of you!!"