Covering these individuals is the only way to get rid of these hidden taxes.

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The manifesto condemned what it terms stealth taxes - and promised to tell people how much hidden taxes they were paying.

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Finally, athletes get docked with hidden taxes in various jurisdictions.

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The group has argued that that corporate taxes, payroll taxes and so-called "bracket creep"--where taxpayers are bumped into a higher tax bracket because of inflation--are all examples of hidden taxes.

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Our own Steve Forbes has argued that one way to clean up the tax code and expose hidden taxes is through the adoption of a federal "flat" tax, a single rate for individuals and business that would eliminate most of the deductions and exemptions now in place.

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Otherwise, layers of hidden sales taxes can get built into the final product or service the consumer buys.

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In addition to tax time bombs, there are other hidden costs associated with taxes that most people are oblivious to.

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Existing state and local taxes on cell phones are easily hidden on lengthy and often confusing phone bills.

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If Obama Care costs over a trillion and its direct taxes and penalties are a half trillion, and it somehow reduces the deficit (as the CBO claims), there must be hidden in Obama Care another half trillion in taxes or other gimmicks that end up being paid by the middle class.

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Of course, mayors and governors may have a not-so-hidden agenda: They may try to use this commission to persuade Congress to force catalogers to collect sales taxes.

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