Where does MY tax money go?
So I just finished my taxes for the year and was happy to not owe, nor receive such a large windfall that the government could keep from me without paying interest. At the end of the filing process via taxact.com It broke down what my earned money paid into in the form of taxes. Well, I decided to include some columns on that table to show what I would like to see that money go towards.
Of course, some may just call that liberal emotionalism. I call it, common sense and dignity to the human condition. Not payment for crap that gets us killed and makes certain business organizations fat cash cows. Of course there's corruption and mis-use everywhere, but be that as it may, in a nice ideal world, here's my financial rosies:
Your Money Is Spent On
Your
Share
%
Where
Joseph would like his Tax Money Spent:
New
%
National Defense
$1,483.00
20%
$370.65
5%
Veterans and Foreign Affairs
$297.00
4%
297.00
4%
Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Related Programs
$1,038.00
14%
1038.00
14%
Unemployment and Social Services
$445.00
6%
2,224.10
30%
Social Security, Medicare, and Other Retirement
$2,743.00
37%
741.3
10%
Interest Payments
$519.00
7%
0.00
0%
Law Enforcement and General Government
$148.00
2%
370.65
5%
Physical, Human, and Community Development
$740.00
10%
2,372.37
32%
Total Paid
$7,413.00
100%
7413.66
100%
Of course, some may just call that liberal emotionalism. I call it, common sense and dignity to the human condition. Not payment for crap that gets us killed and makes certain business organizations fat cash cows. Of course there's corruption and mis-use everywhere, but be that as it may, in a nice ideal world, here's my financial rosies:
Your Money Is Spent On
Your
Share
%
Where
Joseph would like his Tax Money Spent:
New
%
National Defense
$1,483.00
20%
$370.65
5%
Veterans and Foreign Affairs
$297.00
4%
297.00
4%
Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Related Programs
$1,038.00
14%
1038.00
14%
Unemployment and Social Services
$445.00
6%
2,224.10
30%
Social Security, Medicare, and Other Retirement
$2,743.00
37%
741.3
10%
Interest Payments
$519.00
7%
0.00
0%
Law Enforcement and General Government
$148.00
2%
370.65
5%
Physical, Human, and Community Development
$740.00
10%
2,372.37
32%
Total Paid
$7,413.00
100%
7413.66
100%