Timely Taxes Post: Residents of Massachusetts, facing the April 15th tax deadline, will appreciate this one. Viking Pundit notes that scrutinizing John Kerry's federal tax returns (just released) misses the "bigger story."

Massachusetts has an "optional tax rate" of 5.85% instead of the normal 5.3%; thus, if you are "blessed to be wealthy" you may feel compelled to voluntarily increase your tax burden to help out the state.

Raising taxes on Americans making more than $200,000 has been the cornerstone of John Kerry"s so-called economic policy. Does he practice the noblesse oblige he preaches or did he pay the lower tax rate? Let's see the MA state tax return, Senator.

Yes, let's.