http://www.businessinsider.com/20-more-tax-facts-that-will-make-your-head-explode-2010-4
Gus Lubin and Gregory White
If your head didn't explode from Reason's awesome tax video, then take a look at the new list.
Pundits talk a lot about the growing tax share of the rich, and the 47% of Americans who don't pay income tax. These arguments are somewhat unfair because they ignore the growing wealth disparity.
But they're just two of many ridiculous facts that emerge in the bureaucratic mess of taxing the world's biggest economy.
Most people are having a bad day. Thanks to inefficiency, everyone in America faces a rotten future.
From the comments:
Slide 6 is factually wrong:
54% of your federal income tax goes to the military
54% of the "Discretionary" Federal budget goes to the Military. The total Federal Budget, this is less than a Quarter, once you factor in Non-Discretionary spending, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html
USuncutMN says: Tax the corporations! Tax the rich! Stop the cuts, fight for social justice for all. Standing in solidarity with http://www.usuncut.org/ and other Uncutters worldwide. FIGHT for a Foreclosure Moratorium! Foreclosure = homelessness. Resist the American Legislative Exchange Council, Grover Norquist and Citizen's United. #Austerity for the wheeler dealers, NOT the people.
USuncutMN supports #occupyWallStreet, #occupyDC, the XL Pipeline resistance Yes, We, the People, are going to put democracy in all its forms up front and center. Open mic, diversity, nonviolent tactics .. Social media, economic democracy, repeal Citizen's United, single-payer healthcare, State Bank, Operation Feed the Homeless, anti-racism, homophobia, sexISM, war budgetting, lack of transparency, et al. Once we identify who we are and what we've lost, We can move forward.
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