Why Walt Disney Is Responsible For Your Income Tax Withholding

In 1943, the United States Treasury Department sponsored this short animation by Walt Disney in an effort to make the idea of income tax withholdings. Previously, income tax withholdings were a hard sell to the U.S. public, due to the fact that the money was being taken out of citizens' paychecks before they even saw it, encouraging the earner to be blind to both their actual earnings (as opposed to take-home pay) and their actual tax burden (as opposed to the refund/payment situation).

37% of Americans polled felt this cartoon had a positive effect on their attitude toward paying their income taxes.

Here is the cartoon:



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