Today is being celebrated as national Tax Freedom Day -- the day on which all national, state and local tax obligations would be paid off if all of every paycheck were dedicated to that. Actually, though, that's just the national average -- TFD varies from state to state based on specific tax burdenss. Since our taxes are a little lower than those in most states, Tax Freedom Day here was acually on April 23. Congratulations -- you've been working just for yourself for a whole week. Take a long lunch to celebrate.
