Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/…
By the years following the American Revolution, an even more alarming tradition had taken hold. Gangs of beggars would roam the streets at Christmastime, calling uninvited at the houses of the town’s wealthier citizens. They called themselves Anticks, a word that at the time meant “grotesques,” referring both to their attire and their behavior. And they caused trouble.
These days, they call themselves the IRS, and they don’t visit until April.
…but they’re just as grotesque as ever.
