[Your Nightmare]

What exactly where you trying to get me to understand. That you bulk of our tax burden is hidden? It isn't. The bulk of our tax burden is individual income and payroll taxes and those are very visible. The link you provided has nothing that suggests the opposite. Are you trying to say that 50% of the price of a gallon of milk is taxes. It isn't. Nothing you've said or shown suggests that it is.

So what precisely are you trying to get me to understand?

[smokeyb]

Are you trying to say that 50% of the price of a gallon of milk is taxes

farmer milks the cow - pays income tax on his employees and taxes on his profit. Think he will lower his price to take a loss after taxes ? Milk has to be shipped to the distributer and store - they pay employee taxes and corporate taxes. Think they will lower their profit to take a loss after taxes ? Store sells it to you - pays employee taxes and corporate taxes. Think they will lower their profit to take a loss after taxes ?

If you don't realize the layers of taxes included in everything you purchase, you are very blind.