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in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

You pay 20 000 $ of taxes????!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yes, from a salary of about 90k. However this is federal tax. We dont pay individual state taxes as well. Our sales tax is built into the price of goods. Our healthcare is also completely free.

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