Do you feel we are overtaxed in our economy? Do we have too many imported goods in our economy?

Question

Are you postponing any big purchases because of high taxes?

There are just to see other peoples opinions and are not meant to cause any hard feelings, so if you arent gonna answer the questoin but instead wanna comment on why im asking, then dont even bother. Everyone else, i look forward to hearing your opinions and comments...

Answer 1

I'm not sure where you live in the world, but I live in Canada and we are taxed more than the U.S. I don't mind the high levels of taxes here because I feel it should act as sort of an income redistribution in ways, but also betters our infrastructure, education and health care systems. However, I think our politicians could make better use of these tax dollars (spend more wisely).

Answer 2

In the US the government is running a large deficit, which will increase if the economy slumps as expected next year. We are either under taxed or overextended as a nation. This does not mean that I want to pay more taxes, but that I recognize that it is a matter of paying now or paying later. If my taxes were less then I could buy more. I do not have anything in mind, but I am saving for a new car.