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Anyone who has had the experience of going through American security checks knows the purpose of these checks is not to make you safer; it's just to annoy you.

We're somewhat lucky here in the United States, where we hope that the checks and balances hold out for many years to come and decades to come. But in a lot of countries, you don't have these checks and balances.

Every American, I think, should be able to fill out their taxes on a postcard.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

When you're rich you don't write checks.

Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run.

Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.

The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail.

The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that.