Individual income taxes: $120B, 63% for $76B debt interest (Feb).

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The individual income taxes that keep our government running. Did you know that in February alone, the US government collected a whopping $120 billion from individual income taxes? That’s a significant chunk of the government’s revenue. But here’s the catch – they had to spend $76 billion just to pay the interest on the national debt. That’s right, a considerable portion of your tax dollars isn’t going to roads, schools, or social security – it’s solely going towards paying off the interest on the debt. And guess what? If this trend continues, we might soon reach a point where 100% of individual income taxes are needed just to cover the interest on the debt. Imagine, all your hard-earned money going towards servicing debt rather than funding essential services. It’s a concerning situation that we need to keep an eye on in the coming years.

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