Of course we also tax people to pay for the military budget and programs like food stamps, which amounts to 2 percent of federal spending; Temporary Aid for Needy Families, 0.6 percent of spending; and foreign aid, 0.4 percent of federal spending. Anyhow, since these folks will already be working themselves into frenzies over taxes, let's throw a few more items into the mix to heighten the excitement. The first item would be a sales tax on Wall Street financial transactions like transfers of stocks, bonds, and credit default swaps. Most of us have to pay a sales tax when...
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