[quesney]

you missed at least three things: our nat'l debt and unfunded (SS, Medicare) liabilities, which amount to a future tax (somebody's gonna pay); inflation, which is grossly underestimated and amounts to a hidden tax; and overregulation which drives up the cost of living.

[Leisler]

I agree. I think the effective tax rate is near 2/3 of every dollar. That is why financial manipulation is so profitable. If you want to get rich, don't be productive, be manipulative. At one end welfare at the other end Soros type behavior.