[The source for this information was the USA.]
YOUR tax money
The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion‘ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases:
- A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.
- A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.
- A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
- A billion days ago, no one walked on the earth on two feet.
- A billion Dollars ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, at the rate the Govt of the USA is spending it.
Here’s a list of the taxes Americans pay (Canadian taxation is comparable):
- Stamp Duty
- Tobacco Tax
- Corporate Income Tax
- Income Tax
- Council Tax
- Unemployment Tax
- Fishing License Tax
- Petrol/Diesel Tax
- Inheritance Tax (tax on top of tax)
- Alcohol Tax
- S.T.
- Property Tax
- Purchase Property Tax
- Tax on Title Searches
- Tax on Building Inspections
- Tax on supplements
- Taxes on various food items
- Taxes on Dining out
- Tax on all utilities – Phone, hydro, water, waste disposal
- Service charge taxes
- Social Security Tax
- Vehicle License / Registration Tax
- Vehicle Sales Tax
- Workers Compensation Tax
- Carbon Tax AND I’m sure you can think of more……
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
- Not one of these taxes existed 60 years ago, and the US was one of the most prosperous in the world.
- 60 years ago the USA had absolutely no national debt.
- 60 years ago the USA had the largest hard-working class in the world.
- 60 years ago a criminal’s life was uncomfortable.
What on earth happened?
