What our tax dollars pay for & what it will take to tax the rich
Your Call
English - April 20, 2022 15:23 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsGovernment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this edition of Your Call, we'll find out how our tax dollars are being spent. According to the National Priorities Project, the average taxpayer spends $929 for military contractors, $62 for nuclear weapons, $62 for deportations and border control and only $7 for anti-homelessness programs and $5 for renewable energy. Then we'll find out what it will take to tax the wealthiest in order to fund desperately needed programs.