For the cost of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile program, we can hire 4,784 elementary school teachers for one year. Use this tool to find out where your tax dollars are going and how they might be better spent.

No one really likes paying taxes, even if deep down we know they're essential for the functioning of basically everything we take for granted, like functioning roadways and social security.

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