Rusty is correct when he says there are more things taxed these days. No I didn't do research to prove my point because I know it is true in my heart as I see it and live it every day. Growing up there weren't the safety nets that are available today. How many remember government cheese and government peanut butter? How many remember powdered milk? I am not complaining about the past, those times are gone and the nation is less because of it. We reminisce about the past because things WERE better then, period.