Robin SmithThere is an absolute dishonesty when a government official, agency or politician speaks of “revenue” for any local, state or federal government.
Government revenue is a casserole of taxes assessed and collected on income, property, transactions (such as sales of goods), investments and profits.
This is a fact that has been ignored by many in an effort to focus on the services and entitlements that are awarded and controlled by governments as political enticements.
Without a working population in an economy that supports employment, savings, investing, and spending by individuals, the government is not funded.
In 2013, the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research and policy think tank, announced “Tax Freedom Day” as April 18. Nationally, all income earned by individuals until April 19, 2013 would total the sum collected in taxes by U.S. and state governments.