Rants

Culver Triathlon

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I borrowed the picture and logo above from the Culver Triathlon website.  The organizers came before the Town Council to request help with closing the streets for an hour during the biking portion of the event on August 8th.  According to their presentation, this is the second fastest growing triathlon in the nation and they are expecting more that 500 participants this year.  I don’t know, but I would say a conservative estimate would be that each participant equates to two spectators.  That would be doubling the population of Culver that day.

And here’s the rant…  

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Tax Freedom Day 2015

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Today is National Tax Freedom Day for 2015.  Fortunately for those of us in Indiana, ours was back around the 18th of April, so this week’s paycheck is ours!

When I was reading this, I ran across this article talking about how poorly Americans did on understanding the U.S. Tax code.  I think I got 80%, but I’m going to agree with the article in saying some of the questions were a bit tricky.  I knew what they were talking about at least, though maybe not the specifics.

If you choose to read the article, check out some of the comments as well.  There was an interesting argument thread between the Taxed Too Much crowd and the Taxes Pay For Benefits group.  I tend to lean toward the former, but the latter made a few good points.

Happy Tax Freedom Day!

Image Source:  Tax Foundation