On the recordDecember 8, 2014
Fiscal year 2014, the Government collected over $3 trillion in taxes for the first time, thanks to the generosity of the American taxpayer, and yet, we still had a deficit of almost .5 trillion.
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congress.govMichael Burgess: “Fiscal year 2014, the Government collected over $3 trillion in taxes for the first time, thanks to the generosity of the…”
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Burgess highlights the contradiction of high tax revenue and ongoing deficits.
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