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  • How to Analyze the Obama Tax Cut

    President Obama enacted tax changes to fulfill his promise of helping average Americans succeed in their financial plan as the country copes with a recession. Tax credits for working Americans and...

  • How to Fix The Government

    Politicians think they know what's best for all Americans, but somehow after they get through fixing something, we end up having more problems than before they started. Why is that? If politicians...

  • The History of the 16th Amendment

    The 16th Amendment is the constitutional law that empowers the federal government to levy income taxes on its citizens. Although income taxes were implemented at various times in history, those...

  • Facts on Community Food Projects

    When we imagine fresh food shortages and nutritional epidemics, one of the last countries that tends to spring to mind is the United States. Yet, hunger and food-related medical problems continue...

  • The Tax Reform Act

    The Tax Reform Act was passed in 1986 by the US Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It was considered the second part of Reagan's tax plan and simplified the income tax code....

  • What is the Purpose of Federal Income Tax?

    Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes called taxes the price that citizens pay for life in a civilized society. The primary form of taxation in the United States is the federal income...

  • Poverty Income Statistics

    The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of income thresholds, varying by family composition and size, to determine poverty rates. A family with an income below the threshold is considered to be in...

  • Government Income Tax Statistics

    U.S. taxpayers must pay federal income taxes on April 15 each year. U.S. citizens are subject to federal taxes on their taxable income. Taxable income is a person's total income minus certain...

  • Comparison of State Income Taxes

    Death and taxes are the only sure things in life, as the saying goes. In most U.S. states, people not only pay federal income taxes but also state income taxes. State income taxes vary in rates,...

  • Purpose of State Income Tax

    Many state governments rely on a state income tax to help pay for everything from roads and schools to parks and prisons. State income taxes are collected on top of the federal income tax, usually...

  • American Federal Government Income Tax Laws

    "Nothing is more certain than death and taxes," or so the saying goes, and the taxes most people have in mind are income taxes. There are other taxes that take a chunk of the paycheck, like the...

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