known as i'm not kidding. the taxing and spending clause of the constitution. the congress will shall the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, i am posts and excises and to pay the debts and general welfare for the united states. it's that general -- it's all around us. the roads and bridges we -- the army abroad. the public school teachers that educate our children. and while your tax dollars are at work constantly, it can sometimes feel like our dollars are getting eaten by a system? in fact the average america believes that the federal government wastes 51% of every dollar it spends. perhaps a lot of this frustration is coming from empirical evidence of the disrepair and waste you see around you. maybe it is also the mere feeling of frustration and lack of good information. there is no way around it. taxes are complicated. so complicated that the majority