[Hermann the Cherusker]

The average American family pays more in taxes than it spends for food, shelter and clothing combined.

Difficult to believe. I could accept it for any single one alone, but not all three combined.

[Mike Bates]

Difficult to believe. I could accept it for any single one alone, but not all three combined.

I've seen this fact cited quite a few times, including Cato http://www.cato.org/dailys/5-12-98.html and Americans for Tax Reform http://www.atr.org/talkingpoints/110101taxfacts.html