CHAPTER FIVE
How Can Taxes Rise? Let Me Count the Ways “The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” ~ Will Rogers o u ’Wv ehgeont tthoeggi voev ei tr nt omCeonnt gnreeesds :s Trhe ve ye naur ee , ctrheeartei vaer.e m u l t i - ple levers Congress can pull. And in recent years, our ealteecrteevdelneuaed.ers have been extra creative in the ways they gener- t h i nNko wo f, twh he ei nn cIosma ye, t“at ax x. Iens fiancrt e, tt hi raetm’ s ewnht ,a” tmI ’ov set boef euns di mi s mc uesds ii antgeil ny awl la oy f tthhee gpor ve ec er nd mi n eg ncth caapnt elresv. eHr oa wg ee vo eurr, it na xc ocmo de et atxoe rsaai rs ee or ne vl ye no un ee froLmetu’ss einxprleotrireesmomenet.of the approaches our government can take when it needs to generate more revenue. Y
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