Bradley Carroll, CPA, PC

10/11/2026

09/20/2026

I’m not against paying taxes. But seriously… how many times can money get hit before you’re finally done?

You make money, the government takes a cut.

Work for yourself? Now you’re dealing with self-employment taxes too.

Make money from stocks or other investments? You get taxed on those gains.

Take the money you have left and buy something? Here comes the sales tax.

Own a home? Now you got property taxes.

Decide to save your money instead? Inflation slowly takes away the buying power of it.

And yes, I know these are different taxes and inflation isn’t technically a tax. I understand how the tax system works.

But when you look at the full picture, your money can gets clipped when you earn it, invest it, spend it, and own assets with it.

After a while, you can’t help but ask:

At what point does the money actually feel like it belongs to us?

06/19/2026

Little disagreement from the US residents who actually bear the burden of the progressive income tax.

Exactly!