Sent my taxes off on Friday and thought this example of how the money is allocated was interesting.
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A taxpayer receipt: Calculate exactly where your tax dollars go
By JANE SASSEEN
Yahoo! Politics
Just how much do you spend to foot the bill for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? What's your share of the tab for interest on the national debt? How about to fund Medicare and Social Security, or to support foreign aid or the FBI?
With Tax Day upon us and Washington consumed by an intensifying battle over government spending -- a fight that's likely to be at the heart of the 2012 election — it's surprising just how little most taxpayers know about where their money goes.
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Calculate exactly where your tax dollars go
Calculate exactly where your tax dollars go
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