And it doesn't like it when they are victims of official reprisal, which happens much more than taxpayers realize.
The direct monetary impact will be significant; the psychological impact, as taxpayers realize that they've been misled, may be even greater.
It was unclear how that climate might be altered as taxpayers realize they did not actually lose $700 billion to help big banks.
R. Glenn Hubbard, who testified before Congress in January as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, put it this way: "As taxpayers realize that their long-term disposable income has risen, their spending plans will rise, as well.
Do taxpayers realize that their dollars are going into the pockets of these companies?
In addition, city taxpayers realized more than $11 billion in capital gains last year, up from $4.5 billion in 1994, before the boom began, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
On the other hand, some taxpayers dont realize that a refund of mortgage interest from a prior year is deductible, and they end up making their income bigger than it should be and paying too much in taxes.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers could realize a profit of more than $15.1 billion from the massive government bailout of insurer American International Group, a congressional watchdog said.
The question for Inglewood isn't whether its taxpayers will realize they've been sold a bill of goods by the billionaires behind the Rams' relocation and the stadium construction, but how soon it will happen?
As a result, the taxpayer was realizing minimal positive effect in increased spendable dollars through the county's efforts and sales tax revenues were not compensating for the loss in property tax revenues.
