Are Americans over-taxed?

Conservatives are agog over Obama’s inept response to Obama’s 17-minute, 2,500-word response to woman’s claim of being ‘over-taxed’.  It’s a hot topic; high taxes are the heart of the Tea Party Movement.  But are we over-taxed?  A few simple graphs give a decisive (and unhappy) answer. Can we cut expenditures to balance the budget? Are …

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