Tax Day

by Lou Barletta for Congress - No Comments
Posted on April 15th, 2010 6:45 pm

Today is April 15, Tax Day, and all across the United States, citizens are hurrying to file their income tax forms.

Just four days ago (April 11), Pennsylvanians marked Tax Freedom Day, the day when Americans have earned enough money to pay all their federal, state and local taxes before they can pocket the rest of their earnings for the rest of the year.

You have to work 24 days just to earn enough money to pay your federal income tax obligation. It's hard to believe, but on average, Americans will pay more in taxes in 2010 than they will spend on food, clothing, and shelter – combined. It's going to get much worse.

Our representatives in Washington keep spending our money on a failed stimulus package and more government bureaucracy. They're spending so much that, if every American had to pay for all government spending – including our massive budget deficit – we wouldn't start earning money for ourselves until May 17.

Enough is enough.

We need financial discipline in Washington. And if we're serious about creating new jobs, we need to cut taxes on our businesses, especially our small businesses. When you remove the high taxes and crushing over regulation from businesses, they will start hiring again. Our economy will start growing again. Higher employment rates. Lower taxes. Responsible federal spending levels.

Wouldn't that be a day to celebrate.

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