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Where Do Your Taxes Go? (Graphic)

Josh James
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WUKY

With the April 15 deadline past and your taxes (hopefully) filed, you may find yourself wondering...

Just where did all your money go?

If you're curious about your federal taxes, you can use the White House's official Taxpayer Receiptfeature. After entering how much you paid in income taxes and for Social Security and Medicare, the calculator lets you know what your taxes bought.

While Kentucky doesn't offer a taxpayer receipt tool, you can find some answers at a site called Open Door. There you'll find out how your tax dollars are being applied, a breakdown of department and agency budgets, up-to-date salary information for state employees, along with searchable databases of grants, contract information, and line item expenditures.

For a simple chart of state government priorities (based on 2013 data), click the graphic below.

Josh James fell in love with college radio at Western Kentucky University's student station, New Rock 92 (now Revolution 91.7). After working as a DJ and program director, he knew he wanted to come home to Lexington and try his hand in public radio.