Happy Tax Freedom Day!
April 9, 2010 234 CommentsDo you know what Tax Freedom Day is, besides TODAY, my fellow Uhmericans? If not, here. Nutshell-wise, it’s the first day of the year in which a whole nation has earned enough to fund the national annual tax burden. So basically everything that you’d earned up until today is the governments, and from this day forward you get to keep your money.
Of course it doesn’t work that way since they take a percentage out of your paycheck all year round, but it’s an interesting way to look at it (thanks, Tax Foundation!). In fact, some might consider it an OUTRAGEOUS way to look at how much we pay in taxes. I bet a lot of people in the United States feel that way.
But in New York City’s Union Square on a sunny day? Not so much outrage going on. In fact, most people were all, “Hey maaaaaan, taxes are ok – we like roads and public services and everyone should pay their fair share!”
Now, I make videos for people all the time, right? And they want me to cover certain topics – much like the very awesome Plentii.com wanted me to cover Tax Freedom Day. But the funny thing is, you just can never tell what the hell people are going to say in response to your question – so you just can’t go into it with a preconceived notion on the outcome. No one saw the outcome of this guy, that’s for sure.
Personally, I’m kind of with the liberal New Yorkers on this one. I kind of don’t mind paying taxes, because I think all of us in society actually use a ton of public services, and we tend to take them all for granted. It’s hard to have a hippie cross-country trip without ROADS. I really, really like indoor plumbing. And the sewer system. It works GREAT.
And I don’t even mind paying more if I’m making more. I don’t really mind pitching in to help people who are less fortunate – I don’t just blame people who need a leg up and write them off as lazy and conniving government-succubi.
The problem I DO have is when everything starts seemingly going to the shitter, and I seemingly keep paying more. THAT’S where I draw the line. You can have 40% of my paycheck, just please, let me see results. As long as I keep seeing results, we all cool. Cool? Cool.
And – Happy Tax Freedom Day, suckers!
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