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I live in D.C. The average taxpayer in the District of Columbia paid $18,997 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $6,018 more than the national average. Here's how the federal government used that money.
Health $5,449.11
Unemployment and Labor $1,521.12
US AVERAGE $12,978
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt
Average Federal Income Taxes Paid in the District of Columbia
April 15, 2016
Inflation adjusted to 2015 dollars
Average Federal Income Taxes Paid in the District of Columbia
April 15, 2016
Inflation adjusted to 2015 dollars
Health $5,449.11
- Includes $2,487.50 for Medicaid
- Includes $65.66 for Children's Health Insurance Program
- Includes $1,032.70 for Military Personnel
- Includes $132.94 for Nuclear Weapons
Unemployment and Labor $1,521.12
- Includes $113.38 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Includes $43.04 for Job Training and Employment Programs
- Includes $495.86 for Payments for disability, death, etc.
- Includes $451.85 for Veterans Health Administration
- Includes $541.51 for SNAP (food stamps)
- Includes $51.73 for Federal Crop Insurance
- Includes $224.67 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid
- Includes $159.32 for Elementary and Secondary Education
- Includes $89.64 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Includes $50.10 for Federal Prison System
- Includes $70.94 for Head Start and Related
- Includes $13.51 for Homeless Assistance Grants
- Includes $61.48 for Environmental Protection Agency
- Includes $13.35 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Includes $56.45 for Diplomatic and consular programs
- Includes $49.21 for Global Health Programs
- Includes $36.65 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- Includes $8.04 for Federal Aviation Administration
- Includes $125.83 for NASA
- Includes $48.35 for National Science Foundation
US AVERAGE $12,978
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