[ninenot]

Well--spinners can't be bothered with facts.

Just looking at "tax freedom day" since 1950 or so will give most people the understanding--since then, the tax burden has gone up so that instead of a late-February date it's now a mid-May date. That's about 3 months, or 25% of a year.

And Regs burden now requires about 8/10ths of the work-year for the average Joe to pay for the cost of REGS--safety this, "green" that, EEO this, ERISA, etc., etc.

You pay for those regs every time you buy a slice of cheese...

[Southack]

"Just looking at "tax freedom day" since 1950 or so will give most people the understanding--since then, the tax burden has gone up so that instead of a late-February date it's now a mid-May date. That's about 3 months, or 25% of a year."

That's some really outdated data that you are relying on.

Bush's 2nd tax cut dropped federal income taxes to $45 (yes, fourty-five Dollars) per year for a family of four earning $40,000 per year.

That's an income tax freedom day of January 1.

[CO_dreamer]

re: tax freedom day.

Consider this. In 1950, tax freedom day for the wealthiest of Americans was probably in October. They were paying a 90% marginal rate. Now, taxes are more flat, and fair.