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Where Do All Our Tax Dollars Go?

In this Jan. 14, 2017, photo, tax forms sit on a desk at the start of the tax season rush, inside the offices of tax preparation firm Infinite Tax Solutions, in Boulder, Colo. (Brennan Linsley/AP)
In this Jan. 14, 2017, photo, tax forms sit on a desk at the start of the tax season rush, inside the offices of tax preparation firm Infinite Tax Solutions, in Boulder, Colo. (Brennan Linsley/AP)

The average American family pays a fair amount of taxes every year, but we might not always think about where that money goes.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Motley Fool contributing writer Daniel Kline (@worstideas) about how much each household typically pays, where it goes and how that spending compares historically.

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