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During the height of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, for every dollar you paid in tax, 50 cents went to buying bullets [edit: incorrect?]. Let's just say you and I d
by 55555 11y ago
During the height of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, for every dollar you paid in tax, 50 cents went to buying bullets [edit: incorrect?]. Let's just say you and I disagree on whether or not people should be paying more or less tax. I respect your dissenting opinion and don't believe that mine is objectively superior, but your use of "dirty" and "bastard" implies that the respect and humility is not mutual.
- tosseraccount 11y ago50% of taxes paid by Americans went to military spending? Link?
- 55555 11y agoSorry, looks like it is +/- 50% of 'discretionary spending'.[1] Wikipedia adds: "The U.S. Department of Defense budget accounted in fiscal year 2010 for about 19% of the United States federal budgeted expenditures and 28% of estimated tax revenues. Including non-DOD expenditures, military spending was approximately 28–38% of budgeted expenditures and 42–57% of estimated tax revenues." So, more than I'd like, but also significantly less than I claimed. My bad. [1] https://www.nationalpriorities.org/campaigns/military-spending-united-states/ https://www.nationalpriorities.org/campaigns/military-spendi... But the point I was fumbling to make is that there are a lot of people who minimize their tax and honestly believe that they are doing the morally right thing in doing so.
- collyw 11y agoCorporations paying their fair share of taxes is completely different from agreeing what the taxes are spent on. Thats what your vote is for.