Idaho Tax Commission tax policy manager Dan John attributed this riddle to Mark Twain today at the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho annual conference: “What’s the difference between a tax man and a taxidermist? The taxidermist leaves the skin.”

And Chris Mooney of the Ada County Realtors reported to the group: “There are only really two groups of people in the state of Idaho that complain about taxes – that’s men and women.”

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