Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
Posted on AllSides June 11th, 2014
From The Left
The federal government collects taxes to finance various public services. As policymakers and citizens weigh key decisions about revenues and expenditures, it is instructive to examine what the government does with the money it collects.
In fiscal year 2013, the federal government spent $3.5 trillion, amounting to 21 percent o
