It's Tax Day... a survey!

[AGDee]

Since it's April 15th and I'm seeing tea party coverage on the news, hearing people complaining about paying taxes, etc. AND I'm reading threads about health care, the space program, and other things that our taxes pay for, I'm tossing this question out there: What do you think our taxes should pay for?


My priorities for local taxes: police, fire, education, trash pickup, road maintenance, penal system
First things to drop in tough times: recreational programs, travel for local officials

My priorities for federal taxes: health care, roads (Interstates), alternative fuel source research and development, defense/homeland security, workfare type programs/programs to assist people in developing job skills, child care (assistance to those parents for whom it's a financial advantage to NOT work because child care is so expensive that too much of their income would pay for that), penal system

First things to reduce in tough times: travel for govt. employees, the arts (as much as I love them), space programs, aid to other countries.


What do you think the priorities should be for our tax dollars?