| Is it time to pay your income tax again? It can be | | | | Another reason is the altruistic fact that the |
| frustrating sometimes, right? To think that you | | | | country would go nowhere if you didn't pay. |
| will have to let go of that money annually - when | | | | Everything 'public' would come to stand still and |
| you could put it to other use! But, hey - it's for | | | | nothing affordable will progress. The world would |
| the government and you do benefit from it (one | | | | be controlled by Private Titans who all want to |
| way or another). Why not, juts pay? It'll be easier | | | | drive prices up just so they can increase their |
| that way. No use fighting City Hall. | | | | revenue. What a sad picture that would be. |
| That may be true, but you still need to and have | | | | So, Where Does it All Go? |
| the right to know where your hard earned Money | | | | You were promised something brief and quick and |
| goes too. Great countries and organization aren't | | | | that's exactly what you are going to get. The |
| built on passive action! They become great | | | | Income Tax you pay all goes to help fund the |
| because they inquire and ask. Where does this | | | | expenses of the country. Those expenses include |
| go? Why should I pay? --- Ok, maybe it sounded | | | | the following: Salaries of government employees, |
| too much like a motivational speech there for a | | | | Public Institutions and Organizations, National |
| moment - but it can't be helped, that's the truth. | | | | Defense, Public Health Care, Infrastructure, Public |
| In this article you will get a brief but concise | | | | Welfare, Foreign Aid and so on. |
| accounting of where that Tax dollar goes to. | | | | So, do you get the picture? Your taxes basically |
| Why Pay? | | | | fund the actions of the government. Every citizen |
| Before discussing where all that tax money goes | | | | gains something from it directly and indirectly. If |
| to, it may be helpful if the reasons for paying it | | | | you think that you have never benefited from |
| are discussed first. Well, the first main reason | | | | the dollars you pay, think again. Police officers |
| why you should pay your taxes is the fact that | | | | who keep your community safe are paid by |
| you will go to jail if you don't. Ok, maybe that | | | | taxes, the roads are paved by federal tax dollars |
| should be a secondary reason. But the truth is | | | | and so much more. Paying taxes may seem |
| that, it really is the main reason why people | | | | unfair from time to time, but that fact is that |
| adhere to paying their federal tax. | | | | everyone benefits from it. |