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Need a Receipt On Taxes? The Federal Tax Receipt

Posted by timothy on from the but-the-debt-service-was-fantastic dept.

ndogg writes "The White House has opened up a tool that lets you see where your tax dollars are being spent. I put my numbers in and it showed that a little over a quarter goes towards defense and military spending (I'm not sure I'm getting my money's worth on that one), and a little under a quarter for health care." I'm sure readers (and think tanks of various stripes) will have some alternative narratives, too. For readers elsewhere; it's tax season here in the US.

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  1. 4.8% on education, 1.2% science, 30% on military by mykos · · Score: 5, Informative

    If we cut that back to 1/6th of our spending on military, we'd still be the top spender in the world.

    If we cut 90%, we'd be the world's second-highest spender.

    If we cut back 95%, we'd be 10th.

  2. And you're not getting health care by gig · · Score: 5, Informative

    In other countries, a quarter of their taxes goes to health care, but then they actually get health care for that! It's very sad that in the US, you can pay just as much, yet that only covers old people and poor people and politicians.

    I've lived in 3 countries -- UK, Canada, and USA -- and the health care in UK and Canada is a billion times better than in the US. The doctors here in the US spend about half their energy finding funding for whatever care they want to provide, and people here routinely walk around sick and with untreated wounds and diseases. Even people who "have insurance." And people who live on the Canadian or Mexican border cross the border to get health care or buy pharmaceuticals routinely. It's just amazingly sad.