Taxes - How Does The Government Get Money?

Americans pay many different types of taxes to federal, state, and local governments. The American tax structure is progressive in nature, meaning that the more income someone earns, the higher his or her tax rate is. Taxes are like a "enforced contribution" to the government. This money is usually used by the government to fund many things that they need to be done, like protection of property, costs of war, fundations, etc.