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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 way for market economies to fund their governments. Taxes have existed since ancient times and have been used in slave, feudal, capitalist, and market socialist societies.

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United States

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The U.S. spends 37% of its federal budget ($1,655,000,000 per year) on war.

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.