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I borrowed this from one of my fav's..www.rvdailyreport.com
As you rush to complete your annual tax forms, consider these examples from the Washington Post on how your money was spent. This applies primarily to money allocated toward last year's stimulus package:
$300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
$30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
$11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway.
$430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day.
$800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway.
$219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women.
$3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla.
$9.38 million to renovate a 100-year-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for 30 years.
$6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn.
$173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill.
$380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan.
$300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money.
$1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago.
$148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine.
$462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri
$71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt.
$1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles.
Tax Blog
The National Institutes of Health are paying researchers $400,000 to cruise six bars in Buenos Aires to find out why gay men engage in risky sexual behavior while drunk -- and just what can be done about it.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick spent $430,000 to buy 65 cars for welfare recipients. The state pays for the car’s insurance, inspection, excise tax, title, registration, repairs and a AAA membership for one year at a total cost of roughly $6,000 per car.
And, finally, today is settlement day for state and federal income taxes. But, the following list provided by the Internal Revenue Service, shows the other ways the government nickles and dimes us every day through taxes and fees authorized by Title 26 of the United States Code:
Accounts receivable tax
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Building permit tax
Capital gains tax
Commercial drivers license tax
Cigarette tax
Corporate income tax
Court fines (indirect taxes)
Dog license tax
Excise tax
Federal income tax
Federal unemployment tax (FUTA)
Federal insurance contributions tax (FICA)
Fishing license tax
Food license tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gift tax
Hunting license tax
Inheritance tax
Inventory tax
IRS penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor tax
Local income tax
Luxury taxes
Marriage license tax
Medicare tax
Park admission fees
Property tax
Real estate tax
Recreational vehicle tax
Road toll booth taxes
Road usage taxes (Truckers)
Sales tax and equivalent use tax
School tax
Septic permit tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security tax
State income tax
State unemployment tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll bridge taxes
Toll tunnel taxes
Traffic fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer registration tax
Transfer tax and generation-skipping transfer tax
Utility taxes
Vehicle license registration tax
Vehicle sales tax
Watercraft registration tax
Well permit tax
Workers compensation tax
Happy Tax Day!
As you rush to complete your annual tax forms, consider these examples from the Washington Post on how your money was spent. This applies primarily to money allocated toward last year's stimulus package:
$300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
$30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
$11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway.
$430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day.
$800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway.
$219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women.
$3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla.
$9.38 million to renovate a 100-year-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for 30 years.
$6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn.
$173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill.
$380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan.
$300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money.
$1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago.
$148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine.
$462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri
$71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt.
$1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles.
Tax Blog
The National Institutes of Health are paying researchers $400,000 to cruise six bars in Buenos Aires to find out why gay men engage in risky sexual behavior while drunk -- and just what can be done about it.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick spent $430,000 to buy 65 cars for welfare recipients. The state pays for the car’s insurance, inspection, excise tax, title, registration, repairs and a AAA membership for one year at a total cost of roughly $6,000 per car.
And, finally, today is settlement day for state and federal income taxes. But, the following list provided by the Internal Revenue Service, shows the other ways the government nickles and dimes us every day through taxes and fees authorized by Title 26 of the United States Code:
Accounts receivable tax
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Building permit tax
Capital gains tax
Commercial drivers license tax
Cigarette tax
Corporate income tax
Court fines (indirect taxes)
Dog license tax
Excise tax
Federal income tax
Federal unemployment tax (FUTA)
Federal insurance contributions tax (FICA)
Fishing license tax
Food license tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gift tax
Hunting license tax
Inheritance tax
Inventory tax
IRS penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor tax
Local income tax
Luxury taxes
Marriage license tax
Medicare tax
Park admission fees
Property tax
Real estate tax
Recreational vehicle tax
Road toll booth taxes
Road usage taxes (Truckers)
Sales tax and equivalent use tax
School tax
Septic permit tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security tax
State income tax
State unemployment tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll bridge taxes
Toll tunnel taxes
Traffic fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer registration tax
Transfer tax and generation-skipping transfer tax
Utility taxes
Vehicle license registration tax
Vehicle sales tax
Watercraft registration tax
Well permit tax
Workers compensation tax
Happy Tax Day!
