I have no idea where the taxes go I'd wager a good chunk of it goes to ensuring the money is being spent correctly. When I was an undergrad my boss was the gr

I have no idea where the taxes go I'd wager a good chunk of it goes to ensuring the money is being spent correctly. When I was an undergrad my boss was the grant writer. Half the money (and a lot of time) went into compliance and accounting. Another example is the joke about construction projects; 1 guy digs the hole, another guy supervises the guy digging the hole, a union rep watches over the guy digging the whole, government rep makes sure the guy digging the whole is to spec, environmental guy makes sure the guy digging the whole isn't causing environmental damage. Individually, all these people are necessary, but as you add more requirements and more compliance it takes up a lot of money. And that's what happens when people say I don't know where the tax money goes. Another committee gets formed, more forms to fill in are created.