The Governmet, How excactly do they use our money????
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The government affects GDP by collecting taxes and making purchases (goverment consumption).  Y = C (consumption) + I (investment) + G (Government = T (taxes)- P (purchases)) + (X-M) (Exports - Imports or Current Account)  \nSince Government purchases typically exceed taxes it is acceptable to also write Y = C + I + (X-M) - G
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No.  Those in power will abuse that power by lining their own pockets.  As a result, those that the money is intended for will never see the relief that it was supposed to bring.  Same thing happens around the world when money is sent in good faith for needy people, yet greedy bureaucrats step in.
448932
scary? where did the money come from? you have to know the full details before you use up the money
621714
As much as you can NEVER spend.\n\n\nP.S.  DOWN HERE we have eternal fire money - trades well for heavenly vacations BTW.
1039891
Here's a few pointers on "rich people".\n\nA few of them were given the money and have never worked a day in their life. They were born rich and have lived a life of luxury. The minute that they take their eyes OFF of holding onto all that money.....it will begin to slip away. It is VERY expensive to live a life of luxury....when you don't work. You depend on investments for your income and the road to the poor-house is LITTERED with people who let someone ELSE take care of their money. So they can't trust many people. They probably spend money like CRAZY......but also give a lot of money away to charities of MANY types...because giving money away is VERY COOL with really rich people. They constantly BRAG about their favorite charities and all of the good things that they do. Taxes are VERY, VERY expensive to rich people who do not work. Imagine making 10% on your money in an investment ....and then having 50% eaten up in income, sales, usage, property, etc taxes!!!! You would be concerned, TOO. \nWhatever you WOULD have had in the bank as income is cut by more than HALF.\n\nThe other type of rich person WORKS for his/her money. They are either SMARTER than most of us or work WAYYYYY harder than most of us. So, when they get a tax "bill" for 50% of their money they have to work HARDER and that makes them upset!!!! It makes YOU upset, too.....when lots of your money goes to the government, doesn't it???\n\nOn top of all of that.....the government has NEVER been the most frugal "charity" out there. If you want to help people it is usually better to support local charities that know how to distribute the help, right??? Rich people who pay LOTS of taxes have a bigger say and a bigger complaint about how POORLY their tax dollars are spent. If you pay $10,000 in taxes you should be very upset. If you paid $100,000-$1,000,000 in taxes every year wouldn't you be MORE upset???!!! Even if you had lots more money left you'd be concerned that your money was being "wasted"......that would be NORMAL... EXPECTED.\n\nMost rich people find it a FULL-TIME JOB to hold onto the money they work SO HARD FOR. \n\nIt's not our/your money.\n\n\nAnd why would YOU complain about something that the rich do, anyway. If you save up your money and get a good education you can join their club and report on their problems from the "inside".
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into the pockets of our politicians
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I don't really think they are "stealing" our money. I do think the govt, that is those we elect to run it, tend to find ways to spend money and then worry about where to get it afterwards. If I ran my household like that I wouldn't be able to make it. If you want the real crooks look a the cost of insurance. I pay more for health insurance every month than some people make in a month.
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we have this huge debt becuase the government says so, who do we owe this money to? ourselves!!! so really there is no debt, it is an excuse to get more taxes out of us!!!
1063998
Don't you wish that money could be used for those AMERICANS that really need it?
420788
it puts money in their pokets for stuff like bills and gas
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We shall start with the need for money. The Federal Government, having spent more than it has taken from its citizens in taxes, needs, for the sake of illustration, $1,000,000,000. Since it does not have the money, and Congress has given away its authority to "create" it, the Government must go the "creators" for the $1 billion. But, the Federal Reserve, a private corporation, doesn't just give its money away! The Bankers are willing to deliver $1,000,000,000 in money or credit to the Federal Government in exchange for the Government's agreement to pay it back - with interest! So Congress authorizes the Treasury Department to print $1,000,000,000 in U.S. Bonds, which are then delivered to the Federal Reserve Bankers.\n\nThe Federal Reserve then pays the cost of printing the $1,000,000,000 (about $1,000) and makes the exchange. The Government then uses the money to pay its obligations. What are the results of this fantastic transaction? Well, $1 billion in Government bills are paid all right, but the Government has now indebted the people to the Bankers for $1 billion on which the people must pay interest! Tens of thousands of such transactions have taken place since 1913 so that by the 1980's, the U.S. Government is indebted. to the Bankers for over $1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) on which the people pay over $100 billion a year in interest alone with no hope of ever paying off the principal. Supposedly our children and following generations will pay forever and forever!
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that's not the way it works...The Us doesn't "have" any money...we have a debt in the trillions of dollars (and counting) The difference is made up by selling bonds and from borrowing from trade partners (goods exchange or cash loans)  -mainly China, nowadays.  They do not need the actual money (no gold standard- "money has no inherant value) to run things, they just need a number to guide how much they can spend....it is the worst way to handle finances of any scale, and the first time we have funded wars from almost exclusive overseas borrowing.. We are screwed.
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I think that, one way or another, there are some politicians in every government who are going to mis-use the revenues of the country.  Personal gain can come by them taking the actual money or as is the case in the U.S. the politicians pass laws to spend money on groups they want to get votes from.  It is called buying power or buying votes.
231696
The U.S. had quite a bit of money at one time. And as all big wigs with money and clout do, they feel the need to put their two cents in pretty much everywhere. The American government feels they are strong enough to handle anything. That is so untrue. They stick their noses in foreign business and try to correct it (helping to form a new government in Iraq) and all the while, totally forget about their own citizens. We still have homeless veterans, We still have hungry children, we still have an awful drug problem. But is America spending their dollars to help those folks? Of course not. It's rediculous. A man once said to some folks, "Clean up your own backyard before you come talking about mine." America should listen to that statement.
551128
Money, money, money...Where is it going? Where is it coming from? Do I have enough? Do I owe anyone? Does anyone owe me?\n\nUGH.
694144
Good question.  The way is normally works is the governmnet takes what it wants and pays in worthless pesos.
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Anna, I'm sorry that makes too much sense.  Besides you wouldn't won't those crazy catholics, christians, & Jews to get all that tax money (which is ours to begin with) to spend as they see fit.  Don't you understand that big gov't & liberals can spend your money better than you can.  In addition, that would mean a lot of low income peolpe would actulally have to try and better themselves by working with churches & charities, instead of waiting on that monthly gov't check.