Taxes are the money which people must pay to finance their government. Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Although Americans have different points of view on religions, culture and politics, they agree on one subject that taxes are too high, maybe the highest in the world.
In America there are three types of taxes as there are three levels of government: federal, state and city taxes. People who earn more than 4,000 dollars per year pay taxes to the federal government. April 15 is not a happy day for people because they are to pay their federal taxes .
The second tax is to the state govemment. This is an income tax and a sales tax tax. The third tax is for the city which is a property tax (for the house) and an excise tax (on the cars