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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Misconceptions About Where Our Tax Dollars Go

Some grumbling about our tax bills is natural at this time of the year. But Americans might want to take a closer look at how their government actually spends their tax money and remember the observation of former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.”
Misconceptions About Where Our Tax Dollars Go

Some grumbling about our tax bills is natural at this time of the year. But Americans might want to take a closer look at how their government actually spends their tax money and remember the observation of former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.”

(Source: cbpp.org)