why does our government collect taxes?

Answer 1

In the UK taxes pay for public services like the NHS, fire, police, roads and maintanence, to pay politicians to govern our country, to go to the local council to pay for services like schools and improving the area you live in. That kind of thing!

Answer 2

Here is a little known fact.

Not one penny of personal income tax goes to pay for government services or toward the national debt.

Where does it go? It is an endless stream of income to the Federal Reserve Bank, which is in reality a privately owned bank and not part of the government at all, in the form of interest on the national debt.

Try to find out about the "Federal Reserve Bank". You will be amazed at the barriers you will encounter about its operations and ownership. Then ask yourself why this is so.

Answer 3

The fees (tariffs) collected on imported goods weren't enough to pay for all the things needed for war, so the government had to raise money by taxing.

The government continues to tax its people to pay for maintenance of highways, federal law enforcement, embassies, and plenty of other things.

Answer 4

Because as part of living in a society, we need to contribute to the common expenditures that society requires. That means the govt needs to collect money from everyone to pay for the overhead -- military, roads, schools, and so on.

Answer 5

In order to finance the provision of essential things for society, i.e. the rule of the law, national security, a system of justice and the correction of market failures such as poverty, income inequality, monopolies, etc.

Answer 6

Because if it weren't for taxes Democrats couldn't pay for the social programs they start. But then they can't pay for the ones they have now!

Answer 7

To pay the bills to run the country.

Answer 8

to pay for fixing roads,ect

Answer 9

to pay bills

Answer 10

PAY FOR THAT 100,000,000 DOLLER TOILET