Interesting morning so far. It occurred to me, after listening to a
discussion about taxes on CNBC on my Sirius radio while out and about,
that it would be an interesting exercise to total up the amount of
taxes I paid this morning.

So...

25 gallons of gas for the truck - combined state/federal taxes -
..42¢/gal equals $10.50. (25 gallons @2.54/gal - $63.50).

Two $10 cigars - combined state/federal tobacco taxes - $3.

State sales taxe on cigars - $1.20

Extra large French vanilla iced coffee, light with one Splenda - .21¢.

Multi-grain bagel - $1.21 for .07¢

$39.95 oil change - $2.40.

Air Filter - $9 for .54¢

Tire rotation - $6/tire for $1.44

So far, total expenditures - $160.66

Total taxes paid - $19.36 representing 12% of total expenditures.

Can't wait to see what I'm paying in quarterly state/federal taxes
today - that should be fun. :)