Sarah Wagoner

1 week ago | epicforamerica.org | David Ditch |Amelia Kuntzman |Sarah Wagoner

While many things have changed since America announced its independence in 1776, one has remained constant: Americans hate paying taxes. This has acted as a partial brake on the growth of the size and scope of government. The type of heavy across-the-board levies needed to fuel European-style welfare states are politically out-of-bounds in the U.S.However, the joy that officials get from spending other people’s money is the same all over the world.

1 week ago | epicforamerica.org | Amelia Kuntzman |Sarah Wagoner |Matthew Dickerson |David Ditch

Tax Day: the United States federal government collects trillions of hard-earned dollars and Americans walk away feeling that the system is rigged. According to a Pew Research survey, 61% of Americans say they feel that some rich people do not pay their fair share in taxes. Do lower income brackets take a hit while the rich get off easy? The 2021 tax data from the Congressional Budget Office appears to tell a different story.