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Over time, fiscal conservatives warn, the federal government will spend more on interest paying down the debt than on national defense, with taxpayer dollars covering past borrowing rather than funding current needs.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Michael Lucchesi, 67, the former head of emergency medicine at Downstate, used the Brooklyn hospital and med school’s business credit card to give a healthy boost to his already six-figure salary, using taxpayer dollars to live large and make sure his pups were pampered.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
For years, San Diego taxpayers were told that pension reform was a fiscal necessity.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
First, Trump threatened to cut off the billions in taxpayer dollars that have fueled Elon Musk's businesses, including SpaceX. The company's Falcon 9 is routinely the rocket of choice for the U.S. government to get NASA missions and military satellites off the ground.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Michael Lucchesi, 67, the former head of emergency medicine at Downstate, used the Brooklyn hospital and med school’s business credit card to give a healthy boost to his already six-figure salary, using taxpayer dollars to live large and make sure his pups were pampered.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
For years, San Diego taxpayers were told that pension reform was a fiscal necessity.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
First, Trump threatened to cut off the billions in taxpayer dollars that have fueled Elon Musk's businesses, including SpaceX. The company's Falcon 9 is routinely the rocket of choice for the U.S. government to get NASA missions and military satellites off the ground.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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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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