The Great American Tax Revolt

美国大税改革命

Today, Explained

2026-04-15

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Across the country, Americans of all political stripes are asking themselves: Why should I have to pay taxes? This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. A protester outside the Internal Revenue Service offices in Manhattan. Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Okay, so we're not paying taxes this year, right?

  • Until the Pentagon passes one damn audit, we shouldn't pay any more taxes.

  • People do n't want to pay taxes anymore because they do n't trust the way the government

  • is spending and tracking our money.

  • Americans are fed up with paying taxes.

  • And I know, I know, but hear me out.

  • Americans are extra fed up with paying taxes lately, according to some Gallup polling and some posting.

  • But are we being short-sighted?

  • I think that it's important to have a government.

  • I think that humans tried anarchy for quite a long time, and it didn't work so well.

  • A lot of people got hit over the head with rocks.

  • We didn't have a whole lot of economic development.

  • Almost everyone agrees that the United States should have a military to protect it from foreign invasion,

  • that we should have law enforcement, firefighting,

  • schools, etc. Anti-taxers and where this could all be heading, coming up on Today Explained.

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