{"id":258,"date":"2019-10-02T23:01:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T03:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2019-10-02T23:29:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T03:29:08","slug":"taxes-you-pay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/taxes-you-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes You Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>[Government&#8217;s] great contribution to human wisdom&#8230;is the\ndiscovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; H. L. Menchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politicians tax you at almost every turn, even if you live in a lower-tax state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a partial list of the taxes you pay to federal, state, and local governments in the United States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Income tax on wages  (federal, state, and\/or local)<\/li><li>Income tax on dividends and interest (federal and\/or state)<\/li><li>Income tax on capital gains (federal and\/or state)<\/li><li>Real estate (property) tax<\/li><li>Personal property tax on items such as computers and boats<\/li><li>Social Security tax (FICA)<\/li><li>Sales tax<\/li><li>Gross receipts taxes<\/li><li>Business income taxes<\/li><li>Business and sales permits<\/li><li>Workers compensation tax<\/li><li>Unemployment tax<\/li><li>Contractor taxes<\/li><li>Occupation, business, NEC, public utility, and corporate licensure fees<\/li><li>Tariffs<\/li><li>Death (estate) tax<\/li><li>Gift tax<\/li><li>Meals tax<\/li><li>Soft drinks tax<\/li><li>Margarine tax<\/li><li>Documentary and stock transfer taxes<\/li><li>School bus and other K-12 school fees<\/li><li>State college and university fees<\/li><li>Turnpike, bridge and tunnel tolls, and tollbooth transponders<\/li><li>Airport and airway taxes<\/li><li>Gasoline and fuel taxes<\/li><li>Insurance premium tax<\/li><li>Alcohol and marijuana taxes<\/li><li>Liquor license fees <\/li><li>Amusement taxes<\/li><li>Cigarette tax<\/li><li>Livestock tax<\/li><li>Pari-mutuels (gambling tax)<\/li><li>State lottery gambling profits (another tax on gambling)<\/li><li>Water and sewer assessments<\/li><li>Motor vehicle registration and license fees<\/li><li>Motor vehicle tax<\/li><li>Auto excise tax<\/li><li>Aircraft and boat registration fees<\/li><li>Fishing, hunting, and gun license fees<\/li><li>Cable TV tax<\/li><li>Internet and phone taxes<\/li><li>Utility taxes<\/li><li>Room occupancy (hotel) taxes<\/li><li>Short-term rental (e.g., AirBnB) tax<\/li><li> Street vendor and food truck fees<\/li><li>Taxi medallions, ride services tax, and other vehicle operator taxes<\/li><li>Rental car tax<\/li><li>Ferry, bus, and train taxes<\/li><li>Building, equipment, and land use permits<\/li><li>Health permits<\/li><li>Dump permits<\/li><li>Marriage, birth, and death certificates<\/li><li>Adoption fees<\/li><li>Fees for copies of government documentation<\/li><li>Penalties and interest on late payment of taxes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are thousands of taxes on the books in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Government&#8217;s] great contribution to human wisdom&#8230;is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket. &#8211; H. L. Menchen Politicians tax you at almost every turn, even if you live in a lower-tax state. Here&#8217;s a partial list of the taxes you pay to federal, state, and local governments in the United States: Income &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/taxes-you-pay\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taxes You Pay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":265,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions\/265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerforsmallgovernment.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}