Why must citizens pay taxes to the local government?

It helps to pay for services like repairs to sidewalks.
It helps to pay for services like national defense.
It helps to pay for interstate highways.
It helps to pay for national parks.

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Why must citizens pay taxes to the local government?

It helps to pay for services like repairs to sidewalks.
 It helps to pay for services like national defense.
 It helps to pay for interstate highways.
 It helps to pay for national parks.

Isry · Answer

What do you know about taxation from your studies?

carmelle · Answer

I don't remember.. I did this a few months ago

Isry · Answer

Okay so what do you know about taxes in general?

carmelle · Answer

we basically pay the government

Isry · Answer

And what does our payment to the government do?

carmelle · Answer

It helps for stuff in the community??

Isry · Answer

Okay so now let's look at the wording of the question. Do you notice a word that might be important?

carmelle · Answer

local government

Isry · Answer

Okay so now let's look at the options. Which of those would a local government be able to take care of with tax money?

carmelle · Answer

A and C

Isry · Answer

Interstates by their very definition are done between states. That wouldn't be locally based. So it must be?

carmelle · Answer

ohh, so its A

Isry · Answer

A is correct because that's the one that a local government could take care of.

carmelle · Answer

yes, tysm