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Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?

As the April 17 tax-filing deadline approaches, we’re taking time this week to examine where our tax dollars go.  Earlier this week, we looked at what federal tax dollars pay for.  Today, we turn to the state level.

States spend more than half of our tax dollars on education and health care, on average.

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Click here for the latest update of our Policy Basic on this issue.