<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Where our tax money goes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1776790423586-img_2067-resized.jpeg" alt="IMG_2067.jpeg" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3432/where-our-tax-money-goes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:12:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3432.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:53:45 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Where our tax money goes on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:07:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Some of our "Social protection" category is paid with dedicated taxes in trust funds. The % shown is abysmal, not withstanding.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm surprised the "Defense" category is such a low %, when the defense budget was 1 trillion and was recently (during Trump II, year 1, passed and signed) raised to 1 1/2 trillion.</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm not sure why a 50% increase was deemed necessary.</p>
<p dir="auto">To add to this category, I believe but could be wrong that the budget for some or all of the intelligence agencies is kept secret.</p>
<p dir="auto">The politicians have a fainting couch on hand when it comes to domestic spending, but it seems the sky is the limit for debt creation vis a vis defense spending, including, of course, foreign wars, and decades of tax cuts.</p>
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