Americans Spent More on Taxes in 2021 Than on Food, Clothing and Health Care Combined

by Boo_Randy

Taxation without representation…say, didn’t that cause some sort of “insurrection” back in 1776? Back then the coinage was silver and gold, so it held its value despite revolution and upheaval…but Yellen Bux would become worthless in the event of such unpleasantness.

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/terence-p-jeffrey/americans-spent-more-taxes-2021-food-clothing-and-health-care

During 2021, according to Table R-1 in the BLS’ Consumer Expenditure Survey, American “consumer units” spent an average of $15,495.28 on food, clothing and health care combined, while paying an average of $16,729.73 in total taxes to federal, state and local governments.