April 12, 2006
We've finally announced the day of Tax Freedom Day for 2006—Wednesday, April 26th. You can download the full study here, or read a quick summary here.
Here's my personal favorite graphic, from page 5 of the report, which dramatically illustrates the radical changes in the structure and scope of goverments at all levels that took place during the past century:
"Days Worked to Pay Federal and State-Local Taxes, 1900-2006"
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