Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Why This April Was Special

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) paid its usual January dividend in December, while Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) actually made three quarters’ worth of dividend payments at the end of 2012.

What’s ahead for tax revenue
Many analysts have noted that the new higher income tax rates will lead to greater revenue for the government, which should help efforts to reduce the budget deficit going forward. Moreover, an improving economy naturally helps increase income and leads to more taxes flowing into the Treasury.

Nevertheless, treating April’s big budget surplus as if it marked the end of the nation’s worries would be a huge mistake. The government has a lot of work left to do if it wants to eliminate its budget-deficit woes once and for all.

The article Why Your Taxes Won’t Cut the National Debt for Long originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Dan Caplinger.

Fool contributor Dan Caplinger has no position in any stocks mentioned. You can follow him on Twitter: @DanCaplinger. The Motley Fool recommends Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and owns shares of Costco Wholesale and Oracle.

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