In Reply to: Re: One property tax, nationally gathered posted by panorama on April 21, 2002 at 17:44:42:
Actually for about the last forty years, the average individual paid about 15 percent of their income to state and local taxes and 15 percent in national taxes of all sorts. Social Security taxes have increased greatly since then. It now average just below 37 percent and of course varies depending on whether you live in NH with no sales or income taxes or NY with both.Please bear in mind that with the exception of 5 percent of income typically saved by Americans that the rest goes to corporations for good and services as does most of your taxes. The difference is that the poor get services somewhat equal to those who pay high taxes when it comes to government. Even the poor get air flight controller when they fly.
Please also remember that with our low government services we pay lower taxes than all other developed democracies.
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