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[[File:US tax pie chart.png|thumb|The [[United States of America|U.S.]] spends 37% of its federal budget ($1,655,000,000 per year) on war.]] | |||
A '''tax''' is a compulsory financial levy on the purchase, sale, use, or ownership of a good, service, or income of an individual. It is the most common means for [[Market economy|market economies]] to fund their [[State|governments]]. It has existed sense ancient times, and have been used in [[Slavery|slave]], [[Feudalism|feudal]], [[Capitalism|capitalist]], and [[Market socialism|market socialist]] societies. | |||
== By country == | |||
=== United States === | |||
The [[Government of the United States of America|U.S. federal government]] spent $4.546 trillion of money gained through income taxes in 2023. It spent 37% of the budget ($1.665 trillion) on the military, including $730 billion on the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], $54 billion on the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]], and $32 billion on [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=War Resisters League|title=Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes|date=2023|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fy2023_pie_chart.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616194639/https://covertactionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fy2023_pie_chart.pdf|archive-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> | |||
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A tax is a compulsory financial levy on the purchase, sale, use, or ownership of a good, service, or income of an individual. It is the most common means for market economies to fund their governments. It has existed sense ancient times, and have been used in slave, feudal, capitalist, and market socialist societies.
By country
United States
The U.S. federal government spent $4.546 trillion of money gained through income taxes in 2023. It spent 37% of the budget ($1.665 trillion) on the military, including $730 billion on the Department of Defense, $54 billion on the Department of Homeland Security, and $32 billion on nuclear weapons.[1]
References
- ↑ "Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes" (2023). War Resisters League. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.