Originally Posted by dogzilla

Well, when my total tax bill amounts to about 1/3 of my income, and what I get for it is basically national defense, education, public safety and roads to drive on, why shouldn't I question why I am paying this amount? I track my spending fairly carefully, and no other category of my budget comes anywhere close to 33% of my income. I don't need the government telling me that I need to finance things because someone else thinks they are a good idea. That includes Obama and his asinine economic stimulus programs that don't seem to be doing much other than sticking it to the taxpayer in upcoming years.