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Missouri Capitol Report
Sen. Jason Crowell

Principles of Government

Posted Friday, March 9, 2012, at 3:34 PM
Americans this year will pay more in taxes than they will spend on food, clothing, and shelter combined. In fact, from the beginning of the year until April 4th, you are working just to earn enough money to pay for your tax obligation at the federal, state, and local levels. The 95 days of hard work you have to put in just to pay for government spending is what economist Milton Friedman said is "a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork."...
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