Holidays That Come Too Soon
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
I’m not sure whether its advancing age or a hectic schedule or a combination of lots of other things, but it seems that more frequently, holidays cycle sooner and sooner. Hardly a year goes by and there I am starting my Christmas shopping on December 24th and thinking that it seems a lot less than 365 days ago when I was in the same situation. Whoever came up with the brilliant idea of Valentine’s Day seems to have scheduled that one to come around much more frequently than every February 14th (or whenever it’s supposed to happen). Same goes for Mother’s Day and those June birthdays I’m supposed to remember the details about.
Without even thinking about it, I missed Tax Freedom Day this year although I think that I found it to be less than the actual day, given the check I had to put in the mail on April 18th. Supposedly, at least according to the web page you can refer to that was highlighted with the link above, Nevada arrived at its tax freedom day on April 2nd…being a “low tax state” and all.
I’m not so certain though about the calculations that go into determining when an “average” taxpayer accomplishes the mission of earning enough to satisfy the tax requirements of his or her local, state and federal government. This explanation is intended to shed some light on that topic:
Does Tax Freedom Day measure the "average" American tax burden?
Whether in Washington, D.C. or the halls of the Nevada Legislature, the message being sent is clear. We’re in the mess we’re in because there’s just not enough taxes…so there is simply no other option than increasing taxes – making a few new ones if necessary.
In the same way that I struggle to be prepared for the holidays that I have to get ready for, those who believe that government should be bigger and is rightfully owed more of your tax dollars, Tax Freedom Day comes way too early. In their ideal world it would never arrive – you should just keep paying and paying and paying.
Spending the money that you’ve earned – for what you would like to spend your money on is highly overrated in their books. There is so much necessary good to do…with them deciding on whom your money should be spent.
I’m not sure whether its advancing age or a hectic schedule or a combination of lots of other things, but it seems that more frequently, holidays cycle sooner and sooner. Hardly a year goes by and there I am starting my Christmas shopping on December 24th and thinking that it seems a lot less than 365 days ago when I was in the same situation. Whoever came up with the brilliant idea of Valentine’s Day seems to have scheduled that one to come around much more frequently than every February 14th (or whenever it’s supposed to happen). Same goes for Mother’s Day and those June birthdays I’m supposed to remember the details about.
Without even thinking about it, I missed Tax Freedom Day this year although I think that I found it to be less than the actual day, given the check I had to put in the mail on April 18th. Supposedly, at least according to the web page you can refer to that was highlighted with the link above, Nevada arrived at its tax freedom day on April 2nd…being a “low tax state” and all.
I’m not so certain though about the calculations that go into determining when an “average” taxpayer accomplishes the mission of earning enough to satisfy the tax requirements of his or her local, state and federal government. This explanation is intended to shed some light on that topic:
Does Tax Freedom Day measure the "average" American tax burden?
Yes. The mathematical average of any group is found by adding up all the values and dividing by the number of values. Tax Freedom Day totals up tax collections and divides by national income. The result is the average tax burden for the U.S. economy as a whole. Including high-income taxpayers tends to increase the average tax burden—just as including low-income taxpayers decreases it. To be an objective mathematical average, Tax Freedom Day must include all taxpayers.In light of the horrendous government cuts that the mean and evil smaller government folks forced through in Washington (those few Billions of reductions from the Trillions of what Uncle Sam is spending), our beloved leader will be visiting points near you to sell us on how tax increases for the wealthy is our only hope. Then again, some actual reality might not hurt in the considerations of the merits for that case.
Whether in Washington, D.C. or the halls of the Nevada Legislature, the message being sent is clear. We’re in the mess we’re in because there’s just not enough taxes…so there is simply no other option than increasing taxes – making a few new ones if necessary.
In the same way that I struggle to be prepared for the holidays that I have to get ready for, those who believe that government should be bigger and is rightfully owed more of your tax dollars, Tax Freedom Day comes way too early. In their ideal world it would never arrive – you should just keep paying and paying and paying.
Spending the money that you’ve earned – for what you would like to spend your money on is highly overrated in their books. There is so much necessary good to do…with them deciding on whom your money should be spent.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 4/19/2011 7:49 AM 
Categories: Government
Tags: Nevada Budget and Spending Government Taxes and Spending Tax Freedom Day
Categories: Government
Tags: Nevada Budget and Spending Government Taxes and Spending Tax Freedom Day
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