taxpayers
They fund government
Taxpayers are people or entities that pay taxes to a government.
The term appears constantly in political discourse, where it frames government spending as coming directly from citizens' pockets: taxpayer dollars, taxpayer-funded programs.
Politicians invoke taxpayers to argue for fiscal restraint or against policies they oppose: Hardworking taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for this.
Required task or commitment
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- levyCompulsory government charge
- debtMoney owed another
dues · assessment · withholding · encumbrance · load · pressure · strain · imposition
Profits from investments
- 1040Annual federal filing
- W-2Employer-issued tax form
- IRSFederal tax collector
- accountantFinancial records keeper
deductions · exemptions · refund · deadline · forms · e-file · preparer · extension
Eligible voting body
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- publicAvailable to all
population · inhabitants · community · people · nationals · populace · ratepayers · homeowners
Business income total
- budgetPlan for spending
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- contributionsThings given to help
- fundsAvailable financial resources
subsidies · allocation · expenditure · spending · infrastructure · services · schools · roads
Formally registering a choice
- juryLegal decision-making body
- censusOfficial population count
- democracyRule by the people
- representationDepiction or likeness
accountability · townhall · petition · referendum · ballot · participation · oversight · transparency
obligation
Required task or commitment
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- levyCompulsory government charge
debt · dues · assessment · withholding · encumbrance · load · pressure · strain · imposition · exaction
returns
Profits from investments
accountant · deductions · exemptions · refund · deadline · forms · e-file · preparer · extension · April
electorate
Eligible voting body
- votersThose who cast ballots
- constituentsParts of a whole
- residentsPeople living somewhere
public · population · inhabitants · community · people · nationals · populace · ratepayers · homeowners · workforce
revenue
Business income total
- budgetPlan for spending
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- contributionsThings given to help
funds · subsidies · allocation · expenditure · spending · infrastructure · services · schools · roads · healthcare
voting
Formally registering a choice
representation · accountability · townhall · petition · referendum · ballot · participation · oversight · transparency · advocacy
- Canadian taxationGST, CPP, deductions, net income, capital gains
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
- taxationVAT, withholding, deductions, deduction, exemptions
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
taxpayersfreeloaders
People exploiting others' generosity
free riders · moochers · tax evaders · tax cheats · tax dodgers
taxpayersbeneficiaries
Those who receive advantages
government · public charge · public sector · pensioners · social security recipients
- taxpayer money
- taxpayer fundsRevenue from citizen contributions
- taxpayer dollars