With all the (legitimate) concern about government spending, perhaps we should all get a receipt each year, itemized.

This is BRILLIANT and will perhaps help people come to terms with what is necessary to really address our budget issues:

http://content.thirdway.org/publications/335/Third_Way_Idea_Brief_-_A_Taxpayer_Receipt.pdf
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