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Americans spend more on taxes than food, clothing, housing combined

A tax advocacy group on Wednesday revealed that Americans spend more on taxes than their whole budget for food, clothing and housing. The Tax Foundation, in its annual report on when the nation as a whole has earned enough to pay its taxes, announced the date as April 24. Tax Freedom Day gives us a vivid representation of how much federal, state, and local tax revenue is collected each year to pay for government goods and services, said Tax Foundation Analyst Scott Greenberg. Arguments can be made that the tax bill is too high or too low, but in order to have an honest discussion, it’s important for taxpayers to understand the cost of government. Tax Freedom Day helps people relate to that cost. The report’s key findings include: — Collectively, Americans will spend more on taxes in 2016 than they will on food, clothing, and housing combined.

Source: Americans spend more on taxes than food, clothing, housing combined | Washington Examiner

BROADDRICK SPEAKS: I’d ‘love’ to have one-on-one encounter with Hillary

PART I of III — Hillary Clinton says she stands with women, but Juanita Broaddrick knows first-hand she doesn’t stand with all women. Broaddrick says Bill Clinton raped her in a Little Rock hotel room in 1978 and shortly after the incident, Hillary deliberately intimidated her into silence. Today, Broaddrick says she would ‘welcome’ a one-on-one conversation with Hillary to ask her why she did what she did, if she supposedly stands for women. The American Mirror recently visited Broaddrick at her Arkansas home. While initially declining to appear on camera — thus, the audio-only interview — after our conversation,

Source: BROADDRICK SPEAKS: I’d ‘love’ to have one-on-one encounter with Hillary | The American Mirror