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[โ€“] wabafee@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Probably not originally a scam but something about Tax, maybe it's just me but taxes are suppose for the betterment of society. Everyone suppose to pay their fair share of tax yet it's strange that we can't even see how are taxes were used to improve society. There is no breakdown like a receipt on how our tax was used. While we file taxes we have to be meticulus or we get ourselves in trouble.

[โ€“] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

In Australia when you pay your land rates it tells you where your money goes. Information about where your income tax goes is available online. Your country is no doubt the same, you just haven't looked.

I've heard the IRS can actually send this information to you if you ask. I can't find much about it online though. I do think it should be standard to help people understand where their money is going though.