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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Your tax dollars at work
Hi, what does "your tax dollars at work" mean? thanks!
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It means 'how the taxes you pay are spent by the government'.
- It means 'how the taxes you pay are spent by the government'.
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It means 'how the taxes you pay are spent by the government'.
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Perhaps this phrase was once used seriously, but I don't think I've ever heard it used without heavy irony.
John: So, the government is spending two million dollars on a study to prove that men are more attracted to beautiful women than to plain ones.
Jim: Your tax dollars at work!
John: So, the government is spending two million dollars on a study to prove that men are more attracted to beautiful women than to plain ones.
Jim: Your tax dollars at work!
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Hi,
I've seen this as an actual physical sign sometimes.
eg A new section of highway is being built. The government puts a sign nearby, saying 'Your tax dollars at work'.
The idea is to show the tax-payers that here is an example of their tax money being use for something useful.
Clive
I've seen this as an actual physical sign sometimes.
eg A new section of highway is being built. The government puts a sign nearby, saying 'Your tax dollars at work'.
The idea is to show the tax-payers that here is an example of their tax money being use for something useful.
Clive
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I'm sure that legitimate usage is what led to its becoming a catchphrase used ironically. Same as "Better living through chemistry!"
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