The Role of Taxes in America’s Economy

We all pay taxes and none of us enjoy it.  We pay taxes on income, our property, the things we buy and much more.  But how does the income tax system actually work and how does the government spend our tax dollars?  Radio America’s Charlotte McKinley digs into these questions and explores how higher taxes impact business productivity, whether there is a “right” level of taxation, and what is meant by terms like “trickle-down” economics and “crowding out.”