Shouldn't 'the people' who pay the taxes be allowed a say in how the government spends those tax dollars?

yes and the ONLY people that should have any say at all on how the military conducts operations should be the military itself...but thats just not going to happen

You do have a say. It's called an election. You can vote for the candidate of your choice who supports your views. You can also write to those elected officials, call their offices, attend public meetings and speak, organize at the grassroots level, and petition the government for redress of grievances.

We live in a Republic. That's a form of government where we elect people to do the work of running the government. For a democratic republic to really work it requires an informed, active electorate. So, get out there, educate yourself on the issues important to you, and contact your elected representatives.

Oh, yeah, I didn't want my money spent on two wars for oil profits and no bid military contracts. I didn't want tax cuts for billionaires that the country had to go into debt to give or bailouts for the banksters but I didn't get a choice. Bush thought he was King George.

Taxes spent to build infrastructure and dig us out of the Second Great Republican Depression works for me.

The US is not a democracy but rather a republic form of government. We (all of us) elect people to represent us in Congress, at the state level, etc. It's gotten out of hand, of course, but that's how the system was set up.

Definitely

no one is asking us anything,we pay property tax,sales tax,income tax,cell phone tax and many many more taxes,i crossed Verrazano bridge two days a go,i paid $11 toll and there are hundreds of thousands cars that cross that bridge everyday,where does all that money go?? how much could bridge maintenance cost? how much does it cost to repair our roads?

Yeah that is why you vote. Also buying from particular companies is a good way to cast a "vote", just make sure they are in line with your beliefs.

Yes and the same as with my Union dues, i dint want it lining the pockets of immoral indecent liberal supporters

Okay.

I don't want my tax dollars being spent on stupid wars.

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