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in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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[โ€“] Gerbler@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Mind you the largest chunk of that is the elderly with the unemployed being one of the smallest ones. I'm very much in favour of both by the way.

If you think your taxes are too high then it's not because too much is going to welfare; it's because too much is going to tax breaks (which won't show up on a chart like this) for fossil fuel companies and the wealthy.