原版英语小短文 141. The 2010 Census (2)

（单词翻译）

　　He turned to page two. He filled in the boxes for his wife. He marked an X in the correct boxes for his wife. Where do I sign my name, he wondered. He looked at every page. There was no blank space to sign his name. He was done. That was easy, he thought. He folded the questionnaire. He put it into the big envelope. He sealed the envelope. The envelope said, "Postage will be paid by U.S. Census¹ Bureau." Liars², he thought. Another example of government lies. Who pays the workers at the U.S. Census Bureau? We do, he thought. The taxpayers³ pay the workers. The taxpayers pay all government workers. Who pays for all the postage? We do, he thought. The taxpayers pay for all the postage. No government agency pays for anything. Taxpayers pay for everything. The envelope should say, "Postage will be paid by YOU, fool!"