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In San Diego, a 2016 report estimated that its DROP added $149 million in new costs for city taxpayers.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The move is intended to address what Calvo described as possible conflicts of interest and concerns about how taxpayer money is being spent.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
During the 2024-25 school year, families at the academy received more than $12 million in taxpayer money for supplemental learning funds, the OPE report said.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
Even fewer want American bombs dropping all over the globe, leaving a mess that will cost billions of taxpayer dollars to fix while oil executives get invited to meetings at the White House to split up the spoils.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The move is intended to address what Calvo described as possible conflicts of interest and concerns about how taxpayer money is being spent.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
During the 2024-25 school year, families at the academy received more than $12 million in taxpayer money for supplemental learning funds, the OPE report said.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
Even fewer want American bombs dropping all over the globe, leaving a mess that will cost billions of taxpayer dollars to fix while oil executives get invited to meetings at the White House to split up the spoils.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
ˈtak-ˌspā-ər 
: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax
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