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> And when you go to the pay window [...], you will be sharing a lot less with the government and keeping a lot more. Ever used a road? Or went to a public sch
by kleiba 16y ago
> And when you go to the pay window [...], you will be sharing a lot less with the government and keeping a lot more.
Ever used a road? Or went to a public school? Do you have a local library? Your tax money doesn't go to the government, it goes to the state. And yes, the state has an expensive administration, but by and large the state is all of us.
- dpatru 16y agoRoads are paid for with gas taxes, something that is hard to avoid if you drive. Public schools and libraries are supported by property taxes, again, something all residents pay. Income taxes primarily go to the federal government to pay for military bases abroad, wars, and a lot of other functions that either aren't needed or could be better done by non-government entities.
- maigret 16y agoInteresting. In Germany, the law states that taxes can't be bound to a certain goal. Taxes all go to a big budget basket, which is then allocated by the year budget. It means that the oil tax can finance school, military, or anything.
- orijing 16y agoMost of your taxes to the federal government actually get spent for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Defense and Interest expense. Unfortunately, just Medicare, Social Security and interest expense cost over 2.4 trillion dollars. And yes, that's more than the 2 trillion that the government makes... And we haven't even paid for the actual services and defense! [1] http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/newsgraphics/2011/0119-budget/index.html?hp&ref=politics http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/newsgraphics/2011/0119-...