TAX FREEDOM DAY OBSERVED

The Taxpayer's Action Networks of Southeast Missouri proclaimed Tuesday as "Tax Freedom Day," which is the average annual computation of the annual number of days a taxpayer must work to pay tax obligations to all levels of government.

This year is the latest it has ever been observed, said Julia Kridelbaugh, executive director of the networks.

"Today is the day when hard working American taxpayers are free of federal, state and local tax obligations and can begin to work for their own needs," declared Kridelbaugh. "Taxpayers of Southeast Missouri must work 126 days to support all levels of government."

Expressing it in hours, Kridelbaugh pointed out that for each 8-hour work day, a taxpayer must work an average of two hours and 45 minutes to satisfy their tax burden.

She said the freedom day is four days later this year because of the recession, federal tax increases over the last five years, and the $17 billion combined legislated state tax increases for 1992.

In Cape Girardeau, the coordinator for the Taxpayer's Action Network is Dorothy Ank, who can be reached at 334-1871.

Taxpayer Action Networks are part of the 450,000 membership of the National Citizens Against Government Waste.