> What do I as a taxpayer get out of spending my tax dollars so my waitress was able to obtain her unusable education degree? It certainly doesn't make her a be

> What do I as a taxpayer get out of spending my tax dollars so my waitress was able to obtain her unusable education degree? It certainly doesn't make her a better waitress Eh... Taxes are a tricky subject. I think it's unproductive to make arguments based on what is owed to you in return for your contribution to taxes. Sure, our taxes pay for infrastructure, and we have an expectation for that infrastructure to work properly. But, when you extend it to matters such as "paying for someone else's education" and expecting something in return, it just doesn't sound "right." No one owes you anything, even if an indiscernible amount of that was funding that person's education. Taxes are a social construct allowing our elected officials to allocate resources to what's needed. So, the problem isn't so much that your taxes aren't being utilized to give you something in return (the frivolous education of your barista), but the underlying problem is the excessive funding to education that exacerbates all the waste to happen.