Posted on 07/17/2008 4:54:53 PM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Yesterday was finally the end of the days this year when you were working to pay the government its exorbitant fees. That's right, July 16 was Cost of Government Day for the average American. Grover Norquist , author of the recent book "Leave Us Alone," has once again crunched the numbers and determined how long it takes most of us to finally pay off our own personal bloated government debt and begin, at last, to make money for ourselves.
This year Americans have worked until today, July 16, to pay for the total costs of federal, state and local government. This is 197 days of the year consuming 53.9 percent of national income. Over the past 22 years, in only four years (1982, 1983, 1991 and 1992) did Cost of Government Day fall later in the year.
Its simply outrageous that it takes 197 days of a year to finally pay off our government obligations and utterly criminal that more than half our income is consumed by bloated, needless bureaucracy.
Federal spending will consume 83.7 days. State and local spending will consume 50.5 days effort. Federal regulations cost 4l.7 days and State regulations cost 20.9 days. The spending data is precise, the regulatory burdens are understated.
And it is a singular failing of the Bush administration that we have added three more days of slaving to pay the government to this burden since he took office. But it is even worse that six days have been added by our own state and local governments.
Read the rest at Publius Forum...
Simply...stunning...when Pharoah pre Exodus time was grinding the Israelites down, he demanded 20% of all production, that would be a bargain today......
“if 10% is good enough for Jesus ...”
Not for me. For the State of New York, it is July 28th. And for those in the city, it is in August. And unlike many New Yorkers, I actually work in the real private sector (non-government, non-contractor, non-charity...)
Not for me. I've got another month or two.
-ccm
Not for anyone paying ‘child support’ either. They have MONTHS to go still. The average for them is probably DECEMBER.
And not for us in Arkansas! Our property was reassessed to an unbelievable extreme!!! I’m sick of all the taxes we are forced to pay -— and for NOTHING.
Just what California date.
More like Decmeber 31.
Aye, but WHAT YEAR? This one or the next? I say the next.
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