Where would you like your tax dollars to go?

[Aroura]

Not really; you're projecting here I think.  

Yes, really. Note that her last point was:

"7. Increase the tax burden on the wealthy, decrease it on the middle class and poor."

So, yeah, it's also about spending other people's money.

FIFY
Um, I still pay taxes.  My money is still being spent. Is this also about where other people's taxes are spent? I guess we discussed it both ways, how taxes as a whole should be spent, and how we would prefer our own personal taxes are spent. 

By acting like we are only discussing other people's money, you are completely strawmanning.  As if we all don't get a say in a democracy.  As if it were selfish to desire everyone to pay a fair share. That is what your strawman incorrectly implies.

I would be happy to reword it "where should your country's tax dollars go?".  This is something people discuss all the time, and includes our own tax dollars as well as others. 

I have no problem paying my taxes.  You, however, said "Actually I'd like them to stay in my pocket as much as possible."
and "If you're being honest the question should really be, Where would you like other people's tax dollars to go?".  

You want to keep more of yours for yourself.  Other people would like to force you to contribute your fair share, and not to be a selfish ass.  This is why charity alone fails, because there enough people who will fuck everyone else for their own small gains. 

Tragedy of the Commons