TAX FREEDOM DAY
Day the average American has earned enough money to pay his total tax obligations for the year. The formula used, by the Tax Foundation, in determining this date presumes everyone works for eight hours a day starting on January 1 and every dollar earned is not spent. The foundation also releases a short report summarizing trends relative to this gauge.
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