[bikeformind]

The fact we do not receive a simple pie chart from the government that shows exactly where every penny we pay in taxes goes is a criminal travesty.

[thephyber]

https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer

Use the 15 seconds of your life you spent complaining about a non-existent problem to find out if your priors are correct.

California doesn’t make it easy to learn about the overview of government expenses, but the USA does.

[antognini]

If you take a look at the instructions for your 1040 there is a pie chart at the very end which shows where your taxes go. Take a look at page 108: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

[callahad]

The UK's tax authority actually does send out individualized letters to taxpayers with a pie chart showing how much you paid in and where it was allocated. It was a pleasant surprise after immigrating from America.

[ericpauley]

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder...