Tracking Your Tax Payment

Have you seen these nifty little calculators that show you where your just-paid tax dollars are going? I know, I know, tax day was last week. I guess I was too distracted by “Sexuality and the Geek” week here on GeekMom. Anyway, there are a few of these calculators floating around now — even one […]
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Have you seen these nifty little calculators that show you where your just-paid tax dollars are going?

I know, I know, tax day was last week. I guess I was too distracted by "Sexuality and the Geek" week here on GeekMom. Anyway, there are a few of these calculators floating around now -- even one on the White House's site -- thanks to an idea floated recently by think tank Third Way that taxpayers should get an itemized receipt upon filing. But I think Where Did My Tax Dollars Go is the best one -- probably because my geeky little heart just loves a pie chart.

Tell us what you think of this tax-receipt idea.

Ellen Henderson is a novelist and web strategist. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and son.