Americans finally will start working for themselves today rather than for their government masters. This milestone arrives two days later than in 2007, clearly proving that the era of big government is back with a vengeance. May 19 is Friedman Day, when the Massachusetts-based American Institute for Economic Research calculates that citizens finally will have toiled long enough to fund local, state, and federal spending.
Let's see. Today is May 19, the 140th day of 2008. So about 38% of our earnings this year is seized by the local, state and federal constabularies according to this group.
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