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According to a recent Tax Foundation report, a majority of Americans feel their taxes are too high, the tax code is too complicated and needs to be overhauled, and some major opposition to taxes on fast food. The results were gleaned from a Harris Interactive Survey that polled taxpayers from all corners of the United States.

While the April 15^th tax filing deadline has come and gone, we are still reminded on the pressing government dominance in our lives. If you were to ask anyone how they truly feel about taxes, the answers would most likely mirror the survey results from the Tax Foundation publication. In fact, the overwhelming majority of people polled said that those ages 45-54 and those of middle class income complain that taxes are too high. While the poll shifts for each geographic area, the opinion is still the same…we are over taxed and in need of relief.

Taxes do generate income for state and local governments, but wouldn’t it be better if we paid one tax every year to the Federal government that would be evenly distributed to the states? More along the lines of the Fair Tax. The Fair Tax would abolish the IRS and create a progressive national sales tax. We would be able to keep our personal income, as well as closing the loopholes to bring fairness to the tax system.

When we look back at taxes, it is the taxpayer who knows how best to spend their money. The only clue that the government knows how to spend money is through wasteful projects that will not directly impact the taxpayer. If there were more simplicity within the tax code, then maybe, Americans might begin to understand where and what their tax dollars will be used for.