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People suggest this often whenever a rich person says they should pay more taxes but unless I can specifically say I want my extra taxes to go to a specific government agency or office, I have no idea why I would do this. Just so Boeing can get a larger contract with my extra taxes? At that point I would just donate directly to causes that support what I want instead of dealing with the middle man.

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You can give to state and local governments and get a federal tax deduction [1], per 26 U.S. Code § 170 (c) (1)

> (1) A State, a possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or the United States or the District of Columbia, but only if the contribution or gift is made for exclusively public purposes.

But not if you make a gift to federal agency (unless that's listed somewhere else)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/170