Four Charts Reveal the Hidden Facts of Tax Day

NPP Pressroom

Campaign for America's Future
Robin Claremont
04/15/2015

Today is Tax Day, and millions of Americans are scrambling to file their taxes before the deadline. As you send in that check to the IRS or eagerly await your refund, have you stopped to think about what the federal government is doing with that money?

Most Americans don’t, and for good reason. It’s not easy to find out how your tax dollars were spent, or to understand how your tax dollars fit into the overall picture of federal revenue that funds the essential programs, infrastructure, and services we rely on.

Here are four charts that illustrate facts about Tax Day that all Americans should know:

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