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    It’s Tax Freedom Day: Finally We Get to Work for Ourselves!

    April 18, 2013 at 4:48 pm

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    April 18 marks the 108th day of 2013. It is also Tax Freedom Day, as calculated by the Tax Foundation. Tax Freedom Day is the day that we as a nation have finally earned enough income to pay the tab for all federal, state, and local taxes for the year. … More

    Morning Bell: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013

    April 17, 2012 at 9:02 am

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    In addition to today being Tax Day, it’s also, coincidentally, “Tax Freedom Day” — meaning that it has taken from January 1 until now for Americans to earn enough money to pay this year’s federal, state, and local tax bill — 29.2% of all our income. In other words, for … More

    Tax Day 2012: Taxmageddon on the Horizon

    April 16, 2012 at 5:33 pm

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    In a bit of scheduling serendipity, Tax Freedom Day—the day when Americans finally earn enough income to pay off the bill for all federal, state, and local taxes for the year—falls on April 17 this year. That also happens to be Tax Filing Day 2012. Absent tax changes made by … More

    Tax Freedom Day Video: We are Never Really Free

    June 5, 2009 at 4:25 pm

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    Tax Freedom Day is the day in the year when we have earned enough income to pay our total tax bill for the year. It is a simple way to illustrate the cost of government and can be applied to countries around the world. In the U.S., according to the … More

    Thank You Taxes!

    April 8, 2009 at 11:27 am

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    This is not a parody. The “Alliance for A Better Minnesota” (a coalition of leftist organizations including “the Blue-Green Alliance” and “SEIU Healthcare Minnesota”) is promoting a Thank You Taxes campaign urging Minnesotans to “Take a moment to share with us why you appreciate all the government services you use … More

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