No, I’m not actually celebrating Tax Day, but there is something to be happy about. The internet has exposed the Leftward bias in the media, it is helping to take down the MSM, it has served as a backbone for those striving for freedom, and it is now a check against those willing to commit genocide. This is all possible because the internet has knocked down the barriers for spreading information. So on Tax Day let’s celebrate an increased awareness of what our government spends the money it takes from us on.
Thanks to Google and some of their partners we can see a very detailed view of where our money goes. Take a look at some of the entries in the Data Viz Challenge:
- Where Did My Tax Dollars Go?
- Every Day is Tax Day
- Can I Get A Receipt With That?
- What Do You Work For?
Having a good idea of where our money goes is one step in the right direction, but I can think of two more steps to take to really get people making decisions based on this information. First, Tax Day should coincide with election season. And second, we could end automatic withholding of taxes from our paychecks. If Americans had to turn over 20-30% of their yearly earnings to the government in one lump sum, out of their own bank accounts, and then went out to vote a week or two later, I think we’d see some interesting results at the polls. An added bonus of the second step is that tax payers could invest their money throughout the year and make a few bucks before the tax man comes to takes it away.