When an angry MAGA Republican screams in the comments, “I have to pay taxes just to see it squandered on the homeless, drug addicts, and education programs that don’t work!”
Assuming you’re not a troll-bot, I ask you to look at the numbers. The federal FY2025 budget is about $7 trillion. More than a trillion dollars goes just to interest on the national debt. We can argue about defense spending, tax breaks, corporate subsidies, and all the big-ticket items another time. Let’s look at the numbers you’re interested in:
Federal spending on education is about half a percent of the budget, and federal homelessness assistance is around five-hundredths of one percent (0.05%). Combined, that’s roughly 55 cents out of every $100 in federal spending.
If you’re angry about taxes, at least aim at the part of the budget that actually exists at scale. You can argue about whether programs work, but blaming your tax bill on homeless people and schools is scapegoating, not budgeting.
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