Every tax is a pay cut.  Every tax cut is a pay raise.
Citizens for Limited Taxation

We have what I believe an inverted tax system in the sense that we pay more taxes to the government we least control (the federal government) and we receive the least services from.

In my world, the town government would have the highest taxes, while the federal government would have the lowest taxes.

Federal Revenues (in Billions)
Year Revenues
2000 $2,025
2001 $1,991
2002 $1,853
2003 $1,782
2004 $1,880
2005 $2,153
2006 $2,407
2007 $2,568
2008 $2,521

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