What Are They Doing With Our Tax Dollars?

In most cases, governmental apologists claim that taxes are used to benefit the populous. From certain aspects this is a valid statement. However, in reality, much of this revenue is used for programs and activities that go against the actual tax-payers' liberty and privacy. Essentially, we pay for our own monitoring and control with the taxes generated from our hard work.

Basically all governmental entities are in some way supported by tax-payer dollars. Congress, the Supreme Court, the FBI, local law enforcement, etcetera, are all essentially made possible by our taxes.

Currently, our country is in the midst of economic turmoil. Citizens are working frantically to barely make ends meet considering the circumstances. But somehow, during this economic meltdown, our country is still able to assist foreign nations, some of which aren't even technically our allies. For instance, the Center for Global Development estimates that approximately $1.5 BILLION will be sent to Pakistan each year for the next few years.( http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_act... ) According to the same institution, America invested approximately $1.2 BILLION in Pakistan just in 2010. Of course we all know that Pakistan was harboring Osama bin Laden, the supposed mastermind behind 9/11. American citizens are financially struggling, and our entire nation is as a whole, yet there is still the capacity to help out other countries, and apparently to quite a large degree.

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Another attack against the individual (made possible by that very individual's tax contributions) concerns the illusory 'War on Drugs.' Certain natural plants are considered bad, but yet artificial pill-form drugs (that don't even treat issues but rather mask them) are sold daily. Pharmaceutical giants rake in billions of dollars annually, and we have all seen the risks of certain prescription drugs. Some governmental apologists claim that certain substances are prohibited for the safety of the individual (for the individual's health), but yet this is contradicted by governmental programs such as the CDC Bioterror Lab in Atlanta. This governmental lab conducts experiments with deadly biological agents (weapons), supposedly for 'our safety.' This program includes production/experimentation concerning agents such as anthrax, SARS, monkeypox and influenza. Actually, just a couple weeks ago there was a security breach, which alarmed many locals in the area, and for good reason.( http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2012-... ) Our government seemingly projects an iron fist when it comes to individual substance use, but yet when it comes to the manufacture of deadly, flesh-eating viruses, we are forced to indirectly support it through taxation.

Our taxes are also utilized to construct and deploy surveillance apparatuses, such as the common traffic light camera. However, the traffic light camera is just a tiny piece of our current surveillance society, as currently there are actual spy satellites hovering above our own homeland, monitoring us!( http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-501203_162-316895... ) Some of these satellites can follow vehicles as they travel, or even zoom in to your living room! Technology is not always implemented for our individual benefit.. it can be used against us. This is our tax dollars at work friends.

And for yet another example, within the past couple of weeks, administrators in New York have been discussing the elimination of large sized soft-drinks!( http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bl... ) If someone lives or works diligently and respectfully, why must they be forced to support programs that ultimately go against their personal lifestyle?

So remember readers, each time you observe a police car rolling down your street, understand that you partially helped pay for that vehicle and the gas that officer is using. Each time someone goes to jail for a petty act, you are also partially contributing to pay for that person's food and cell. We are ultimately paying to be controlled.

Correction: The CDC Bioterror Lab segment erroneously stated a breach in security within the last couple weeks.. these reported breaches actually occurred in 2009 and 2010. Rather than a breach, the most recent issue concerned problems with an airflow system.( http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2012-... )

What would you rather our taxes go to? An illusory 'War on Drugs,' spy-satellites high in the sky monitoring us and administrators determining our personal diets.. or education improvement, medical financial assistance (for those that really need it) and infrastructure repair?

Actually, by reallocating tax usage, we could possibly make things such as the internet and college free.(I believe Mr. Kirkland mentioned something previously about free high-speed internet, concerning his campaign.) Of course these two things would still be voluntary. This could incredibly benefit the individual.. plus it would greatly empower the parents, and enable them to possibly educate their own children, avoiding potential violence, bullying and other downsides associated with the public educational system. It could also bring the family unit closer together.

Additionally I would not consider these as 'government freebies' as I had discussed in the Roane County Corruption topic.

These things would be funded by (reallocated) tax dollars.. generated by labor and product purchases. College would obviously benefit this country as a whole, because students would eventually be placed in positions that would contribute to society, and since college would be free, more people would be able to attend and would be able to obtain extended education, if they so wished. And to ensure a free market (to ensure competition which would improve quality) we could still offer private institutions.

As far as the internet is concerned, it technically wouldn't be totally free, as each person would still have to purchase a computer and necessary peripherals. If the internet (that wasn't authoritatively or overwhelmingly controlled) was funded by tax dollars, it would benefit the people that did purchase a computer.

Still drinking the bong water are we?

Do you have any adequate point? If not, why are you posting?

What about the above is nonsensical?

abd wrote:

Do you have any adequate point? If not, why are you posting?
What about the above is nonsensical?

you have way to much time on your hands. Do something positive instead of negotive!

Tim wrote:

you have way to much time on your hands. Do something positive instead of negotive!

What do you think I am doing here? Would you rather me just put boxes of cereal on the shelf so you can pluck them off?

How often do your (paid) representatives attempt to inform you of what is really being done with your tax dollars?

How is my above post negative anyway, Tim? Are you content with just handing your hard earned dollars over to administrative authorities so they can make decisions for you?

Tim, who are you to decide if I have too much time or not anyway? If I die tomorrow, would I have had 'too much time?'

I have yet to read any substantial argument, yet so many judgments have been attributed to my posts.

Where are all of your arguments at? Surely if I am as incorrect and off-base as I seem to be, there would be multiple text arguments, and not just 'that is negative.'

The above essay is negative, but not because I made things that way. It is negative because things are that way! How can you battle negativity if it is never defined?

I am awaiting your arguments, judgment icons have no substantial basis, hence the absence of a response!