2012 ELECTION

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I'd like Tiki's take on this:

By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
The Associated Press
Monday, February 7, 2011; 2:07 PM

Taxes too high?

Actually, as a share of the nation's economy, Uncle Sam's take this year will be the lowest since 1950, when the Korean War was just getting under way.

And for the third straight year, American families and businesses will pay less in federal taxes than they did under former President George W. Bush, thanks to a weak economy and a growing number of tax breaks for the wealthy and poor alike.

Full story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...03664.html