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Every year an independent tax watchdog group analyzes the average
tax burden on Americans, and then calculates the "Tax Freedom Day". This is the
day after which the money you earn goes to you, not the government.
This year, tax freedom day was April 11th. That's the earliest it
has been since 1991. It's latest day ever was May 2nd, which
occurred in 2000. Notice anything special about those dates?
Recently, John Kerry gave a speech in which he claimed Americans
are actually paying more taxes under Bush, despite the tax cuts. He
gave no explanation and provided no data for this claim.
Another interesting fact: Both George Bush and John Kerry are
wealthy men. Bush owns only one home, his ranch in Texas. Kerry owns
4 mansions, all worth several million dollars. (His ski resort home
in Idaho is an old barn brought over from Europe in pieces (Not your
average A-frame).
Bush paid $250,000 in taxes this year; Kerry paid $90,000. Does
that sound right? The man who wants to raise your taxes obviously
has figured out a way to avoid paying his own.
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