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$581 billion USA military budget in 2014 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget
53% of Americacn tax money funds the military - about $1.3Trillion - [1]. Note: these figures are questionable, need more data.
25% goes to war - 2013 - [2]
48% in 2018 - [3]

Other

Forbest - The Costs of War- [4]
Total taxes - federal, state, local - around $6.6 Trillion. Federal income tax is 2.6 trillion.
US budget for 2018 - around $4 trillion - [5]
Government spends about $600B more than it has - [6]. This is the deficit. Who pays for it?
US Debt is about $20T, increasing $1T/year since 2007.
US GDP is about $19T

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-https://www.commondreams.org/views/2010/04/13/your-tax-dollars-war-more-53-your-tax-payment-goes-military
+*$581 billion USA military budget in 2014 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget
+*53% of Americacn tax money funds the military - about $1.3Trillion - [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2010/04/13/your-tax-dollars-war-more-53-your-tax-payment-goes-military]. Note: these figures are questionable, need more data.
+*25% goes to war - 2013 - [https://ourfuture.org/20140414/the-surprising-truth-behind-tax-day-where-your-taxes-go]
+*48% in 2018 - [https://www.warresisters.org/resources/pie-chart-flyers-where-your-income-tax-money-really-goes]
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+*Forbest - The Costs of War- [https://www.forbes.com/2009/11/25/shared-sacrifice-war-taxes-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.html#d9058b133df7]
+*Total taxes - federal, state, local - around $6.6 Trillion. Federal income tax is 2.6 trillion.
+*US budget for 2018 - around $4 trillion - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_federal_budget]
+*Government spends about $600B more than it has - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget#Overview]. This is the deficit. Who pays for it?
+*US Debt is about $20T, increasing $1T/year since 2007.
+*US GDP is about $19T