[alistairSH]

~$60 billion/year of federal funds goes to transportation. ~$1,000 billion/year goes to health care. ~100 billion/year goes to education.

The money we pay in federal taxes (whether it be income or other taxes) doesn't just vanish into the ether, it comes back via various government programs.

[javert]

Yet our transportation infrastructure is decaying; our healthcare is among the worst in the world--the governments pays AND we pay out of pocket AND it still sucks; and our education sucks.