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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Government Services: What are your tax dollars paying for? What government services can be seen in our state? As of December 2014,our total state taxes are Public EducationHealth ServicesPublic Transportation and RoadsSports StadiumsPolice and Fire ProtectionPublic LibrariesState ParksDefense Data from December 2014 Cites"WA Outline Green." Whidbey Arms. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2015. Path: http://www.whidbeyarms.com/assets/images/WA_OUTLINE_GREEN.gif.Brown, Diana, and Beth Leech. "Summary of Washington State Taxes; FY 2013-2014." Department of Revenue Washington State. N.p., Dec. 2014. Bing. Web. 18 Jan. 2015. <http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/Reports/2014/Tax_Statistics_2014/Table01.pdf>."Poll: Medicare, Medicaid among most popular gov't services." Chain Drug Review. N.p., n.d. Bing. Web. 21 Jan. 2015. <http://chaindrugreview.com/front-page/newsbreaks/poll-medicare-medicaid-among-most-popular-govt-services>. Brown, Diana, and Beth Leech. "Major Washington State Taxes; Percentage Distribution." Department of Revenue. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/StatisticsAndReports/2014/Tax_Statistics_2014/default.aspx>. Most Popular Government Services - 2011 Survey of 3,200 U.S. adults% - answered "great deal" or "somewhat" Crime Prevention Medicare National Parks Defense 88% 82% 79% $17,783,750 Public Schools 80% Did you know?In 2010, our total state taxes were $15,122,921In 2014, they were $17,783,750.That's an 85% and $2,660,776 increase! Social Security 85% During the Great Depression, the state decided they would have a corporate and an income tax for all individuals. The people with lower incomes paid lower taxes and the people with higher incomes paid higher taxes.The Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional. In 1935, Washington began with a tax system in which everyone is charges on their homes and land,utilities such as gas, water, electricity, and sewer, tobacco, alcohol, and retail sales.
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