I thought this was a good summary of where your money goes. It doesn't include borrowing though.
Don't forget to send your taxes in by the 18th! Cheers! Here's your receipt.
Regards,
Uncle Sam
The national debt (as of 1/1/11): $14,025,215,218,709
Each American's share of the debt: $48,382
Change in your share of the debt in 2010: +$5,768
There's some other really interesting stuff there. I'm disappointed that there isn't more balance on the Board, but the staff isn't as bad (could use some more).
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
69. Intangible Tax (Leases Of Govt. Owned Real Property)
70. Integrated Waste Management Fee
71. Interstate User Diesel Fuel Tax
72. Inventory Tax
73. IRA Rollover Tax (a transfer of IRA money)
74. IRA Early Withdrawl Tax
75. IRS Interest Charges
76. IRS Penalties (Tax On Top Of Tax)
77. Jock Tax (income earned by athletes in some states)
78. Kerosene, Distillate, & Stove Oil Taxes
79. Kiddie Tax (Child’s Earned Interest Form 8615)
80. Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee (Occupational)
81. Lease Severance Tax
82. Liquid Natural Gas Tax
83. Liquid Petroleum Gas Tax
84. Liquor Tax
85. Litigation Tax (TN Imposes Varies With the Offense)
86. LLC/PLLC Registration Tax
87. Local Income Tax
88. Lodging Taxes
89. Lump-Sum Distributions
90. Luxury Taxes
91. Make-Up Tax (Ohio, applying in a salon is taxable)
92. Marriage License Tax
93. Meal Tax
94. Medicare Tax
95. Mello-Roos Taxes (Special Taxes and Assessments)
96. Minnow Dealers License (Retail – For One Shop)
97. Minnow Dealers License (Distributor – For One+ Shops)
98. Mobile Home Ad Valorem Taxes
99. Motor Fuel Tax (For Suppliers)
100. Music and Dramatic Performing Rights Tax
101. Nudity Tax (Utah)
102. Occupation Tax (Various Professional Fees)
103. Oil and Gas Assessment Tax
104. Oil Spill Response, Prevention, And Administration Fee
105. Pass-Through Withholding
106. Pay-Phone Calls Tax (Indiana)
107. Personal Property Tax
108. Personal Holding Company (undistributed earnings)
109. Pest Control License
110. Petroleum Business Tax
111. Playing Card Tax (Al)
112. Pole Tax (TX – A $5 Cover Charge On Strip Clubs)
113. Profit from Illegal Drug Dealing
114. Property Tax
115. Prostitution Tax (NV – Prostitute Work Permits)
116. Rain Water Tax (Runoff after a Storm)
117. Real Estate Tax
118. Recreational Vehicle Tax
119. Road Usage Tax
120. Room Tax (Hotel Rooms)
121. Sales Tax (State)
122. Sales Tax (City)
123. Sales And Use Tax (Sellers Permit)
124. School Tax
125. Service Charge Tax
126. Self Employment Tax
127. Sex Sales Tax (UT, when nude people perform services)
128. Sewer & Water Tax
129. Social Security Tax
130. Sparkler and Novelties Tax (WV Sellers of Sparklers, etc.)
131. Special Assessment Tax (Not Ad Valorem)
132. State Documentary Stamp Tax on Notes (FL RE Tax)
133. State Franchise Tax
134. State Income Tax
135. State Park Fees
136. State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
137. Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) Fuel Tax
138. Stud Fees (Kentucky's Thoroughbred Sex Tax)
139. Tangible Personal Property Tax
140. Tattoo Tax (AR Tax On Tattoos)
141. Telephone Federal Excise Tax
142. Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
143. Telephone Federal Surcharge Taxes
144. Telephone State Surcharge Taxes
145. Telephone Local Surcharge Taxes
146. Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
147. Telephone Recurring Charges Tax
148. Telephone Non-Recurring Charges Tax
149. Telephone State Usage Charge Tax
150. Telephone Local Usage Charge Tax
151. Tire Recycling Fee
152. Tobacco Tax (Cigar, Pipe, Consumer Tax)
153. Tobacco Tax (Cigar, Pipe, Dealer Tax)
154. Toll Road Tax
155. Toll Bridge Tax
156. Toll Tunnel Tax
157. Tourism or Concession License Fee
158. Traffic Fines (Indirect Taxation)
159. Transportable Treatment Unit Fee (Small Facility)
160. Trailer Registration Tax
161. Trout Stamp (Addendum To Fish License)
162. Use Taxes (On Out-Of-State Purchases)
163. Utility Taxes
164. Unemployment Tax
165. Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee
166. Underpayment of Estimated Tax (Form 2210)
167. Unreported Tip Income (Social Security and Medicare Tax)
168. Vehicle License
169. Registration Tax
170. Vehicle Sales Tax
171. Wagering Tax (Tax on Gambling Winnings)
172. Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) Fuel Tax
173. Water Rights Fee
174. Watercraft Registration Tax
175. Waterfowl Stamp Tax
176. Well Permit Tax
177. Workers Compensation Tax
It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers−out of unorthodoxy
There's some other really interesting stuff there. I'm disappointed that there isn't more balance on the Board, but the staff isn't as bad (could use some more).
Interesting list.... A throw-together mish-mash of Fed/State/County/Local taxes, with many duplications...("Cigarette" taxes; "Tobacco" taxes....) I guess if all you want to do is rage against taxes & fees there are plenty out there to be outraged about. Of course, a huge number of the taxes/fees go back into services and support for things we need, and want.
Oh, I forget... ALL taxes/fees bad... "Society", as a whole, bad...
I don't find writing a big check on tax day any more fun than the rest of you, but it's the price you pay as a responsible citizen in a complex society. There are countries with lower taxes, but you might not living in them.
I was listening to Fox News this morning and they were talking about the tax burden and how unfair it is that the wealthy have to shoulder so much of the burden. I did a little research and found that the welathiest 1% paid 40% of the taxes in 2007. Well that seemed unfair, right? So I did a little more research and found that in 2007* the top 1% possessed 34.6% of the net worth of the country and 42.7% of the financial wealth in the country. Hmm, doesn't sound so lopsided suddenly. Also found this article - good read:
