Why do we pay so much in taxes in America?

Question

Is it because of conservatives taxing us so much?

Answer 1

Not just conservatives, we have 4 goverments, city, county, state and federal. That is 4 sets of taxes.

Answer 2

You cannot be serious. The conservatives are for lower taxes. It is the liberals that are taxing us and want to tax us some more. The first thing Bush did when he was elected was to lower taxes and the result was a stimulated economy which brought record revenues into the US Treasury. These are facts that the liberals ignore. Part of the problem was spending due to 9-11 and Katrina but also pork barrell spending due to both parties whch balooned the national debt. Now if we could get a leader who will stimulate the economy without increasing taxes so more money can be collected by the treasury and control spending we will have it made.

Answer 3

The National-Union believes that we pay so much taxes because our country is in a budget crisis, the federal deficit is high. Every State has a massive debt in the billions with NY having $31 billion dollars in debt. That's why, M.S. Primus is the National-Union 2008 Candidate for U.S. President because he's an economist and he knows how to effectively manage federal spending controlling surpluses, http://www.voteprimous.com

Answer 4

What? First off we in the US pay the lowest taxes of any 1st world nation. Secondly, how do you expect things to get done if the nation, i.e. we, pay for it. From the simplest of things like paying Federal employees to the complex bureaucracy in Washington. Like it or not money makes the world go round, and our Government needs to keep up to speed.

Answer 5

I just can't believe the answers to these more serious questions such as yours. The U.S did NOT have an income tax until 1913. The country did just fine paying its bills with other types of taxes such as excise and tariffs on foreign goods. However, the private bankers who set up their own personal printing press and called it the Federal Reserve (to fool people into thinking it was a federal bank) went one necessary step further and deceived the country into thinking their states all ratified an income tax! Yeah right, WHO WOULD SUPPORT THAT? The income tax (implemented just 2 months after the Federal Reserve in 1913) then allowed the U.S. to pay the Private banks (Federal Reserve) the interest on the money it borrowed. In other words, the income tax allows these private banks (owned 52% by Chase Manhatten and Citibank) to loan kazillions of dollars to the U.S. RISK FREE BECAUSE OF THE INCOME TAX REVENUES THEY SCAMMED US INTO PAYING EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

We pay so much in taxes in the US because the left believes that the only people not entitled to money are the people who work for it.

Answer 7

Okay lets say you have a credit card bill that needs to be paid. You also have your house maintence bill to be payed! You can borrow monies to pay it off! However sooner or later your going to have to pay it back. Guess what the democrats are taking office and they realize that the bills have to be paid. Yep expect taxes to go up!!! Also thank the republicans to just left office for the pay raises the newbies going in are getting!!! Another addition to the deficit!!!

Answer 8

you should look at what other countries tax rates are before you question yours. take canada and england, the people pay 2x your rate if you work in america.

Answer 9

So you actually pay some of the lowest taxes in the industrialized world..especially Enron.

Answer 10

By not holding elected leaders responsible for there job. Could any other employer in America reward such employee and continue to look the other way?