Empty Pockets
State, federal, and local taxes will absorb almost 40 percent of the typical American family's budget this year. This far exceeds the next-largest item, housing and household expenses, which will take up only 16 percent of an average family's budget.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Empty Pockets."
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