POSITIVELY SPEAKING!

Benjamin Franklin said, “... nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” He wasn't the originator of the phrase, but he certainly helped to cement it as a mainstream idiom here in America. I've begun to feel that the idiom isn't precisely true. Sure, death comes to us all, and we all must pay taxes. To me, it makes more sense to say, “nothing is certain, except loss and taxes.” …