🎯 Where Your Tax Dollars Go: The Iran War Machine

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Context (FY2025–2026): The US maintains an elevated military posture against Iran, including 2 carrier strike groups in the Gulf, ~25,000 troops in the region, B-2 bombers forward-deployed to Diego Garcia, and ongoing offensive cyber operations. Estimated annual cost of Iran-focused operations: ~$16.5 billion/year. Your individual income tax contributes approximately 22% to defense spending, and ~1.9% of that goes to Iran-focused operations.
Your Annual Federal Income Tax Payment
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Your Tax Payment
$15,000
Annual federal income tax
Goes to Defense
$3,300
~22% of your income taxes
Goes to Iran Ops
$62.70
~1.9% of defense share
If ALL taxpayers
$16.5B/yr
Est. total Iran op cost
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