The 10 Biggest Things Your Income Taxes Pay For

Dan Caplinger
OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY - MARCH 16: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, two F-16 Fighting Falcons begin to roll into position for a rapid descent during an Operation Noble Eagle training patrol March 16, 2004 over the San Francisco Bay, California. The F-16s are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, California. (Photo by Lance Cheung/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
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Now that tax season is over (except for those who filed for an extension), it's natural to wonder exactly where the hard-earned dollars you paid in tax over the past year actually went.

To answer that question, the White House put together a website that gives details on the government's expenditures. Dubbed the Federal Taxpayer Receipt, you can enter in your income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes and get a personalized look at where your tax dollars got spent. Understanding that Social Security and Medicare taxes go toward funding those respective programs, here are the 10 areas where the greatest percentage of income tax revenues gets spent.

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