Tomorrow, Americans will mark the day we dread: Tax Day. Traditionally on April 15th, the IRS extended the day where citizens are to submit their personal income tax forms and checks to April 18th. That doesn’t seem to make things any easier or any less unfair. Americans will spend millions of hours complying with the 44,000 pages and almost entirely incomprehensible system.
And the tax problem isn’t getting any better. The Tax Foundation recently released its annual Tax Freedom Day report -- an analysis of how many days Americans must work to pay for the cost of federal, state, and local governments – which fell three days later in 2011 than in 2010. Some taxpayers will be standing and shouting on the lawns of their state houses or traveling to Washington DC to call for improvements. Others will be doing something else: Watching a movie.
Opening nationally on April 15th, Atlas Shrugged Part 1 will debut in 299 theaters in 44 states. Based on the best-selling novel written by Ayn Rand, the plot reads like the classic set in slightly modern times (a few cell phones and computers don’t take away from the core principles). Check out the trailer below:
When it comes time to consider your options after sending more money to the government, think about joining fellow fans of Rand’s philosophy and ambition. All you have to do to stand up to big spenders and the Wesley Mouch’s of the world is sit down and enjoy a film 54 years in the making.