The biggest issue that the Tea Party Movement, the Republican Party, and conservative talk radio and Fox News Channel have been propagandizing since Barack Obama became President is that taxes are out of control and are higher than they have ever been under this administration!
But USA TODAY published this morning an article that proves this propaganda to be totally wrong. The fact is that our taxes this past year were lower than at any time since 1950, when Harry Truman was President!
The figure is 9 percent for 2009, while the normal level is 12 percent. This includes ALL federal, state and local taxes, not only for income, but also for property, sales and other taxes!
Of course, the problem is not high taxes, but high government spending, which with high defense spending, and the burden of social security, medicare, and medicaid growing constantly, means that ultimately, taxes will have to rise dramatically, because the high national debt is due to the fact that the government has pursued the policy of doing what is popular, cutting taxes, but that just means the taxes are “kicked down the road”, as there is no way to avoid payment of debt in the future! Of course, the cost of paying debt grows by borrowing money rather than raising taxes as we need it!
So the politicians look to gain votes by promising lower taxes, but it is actually a lie, as taxes MUST go up later, if not earlier! The celebration over lower taxes has to be recognized for what is reality: Higher taxes are coming and are necessary, so get used to it!