{"id":16080,"date":"2017-06-08T07:56:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T12:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=16080"},"modified":"2020-08-19T16:34:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T21:34:59","slug":"where-do-your-tax-dollars-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/refunds-and-payments\/where-do-your-tax-dollars-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Do My Taxes Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax Day has come and gone this year. Just because it&#8217;s gone, doesn&#8217;t mean taxes are still not on people&#8217;s minds, especially when taxpayers have to pay into the IRS and don&#8217;t receive a refund. Whether you are a disgruntled or curious taxpayer, we&#8217;re here to answer: &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where are my tax dollars going?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Long story short,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It was prepared by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan nonprofit group in Washington that monitors federal spending.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the graphic, you can see half of all spending goes for Social Security benefits and Medicare, while another 20% is for defense and military benefits. Fringe expenses include education, food stamps, refundable credits, transportation, and SSI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out the breakdown here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/where-do-my-tax-dollars-go-512x1024-2.png\" alt=\"where do my tax dollars go\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-100-of-your-taxes-are-spent-8-cents-on-national-parks-and-15-on-medicare-1492175921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax Day has come and gone this year. Just because it&#8217;s gone, doesn&#8217;t mean taxes are still not on people&#8217;s minds, especially when taxpayers have to pay into the IRS and don&#8217;t receive a refund. 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