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Show IT IS NOT FREE According to late figures from the Tax Foundation, a nationally known research organization, taxes federal, state and local now take more than $33 out of every $100 we earn. The tax charge against earnings includes not onl yobvious things like income taxes, social security and sales taxes, but also hundreds of hidden taxes. The old cliche albout supporting government by "soaking the rich" is seldom heard anymore, and for a very good reason. rea-son. If government confiscated all taxable income over $10,000, it would provide enough additional money to run the government for less than two months. When new taxes are levied against businesses, they are, of necessity, passed along to customers. Taxes are a major cost of business. All business costs come out of the pockets of consumers. When government performs a service ser-vice for the citizen, it can be paid for in two ways : higher taxes or inflation- The point to remember is that it is not free. |