Feel smarter than your average Joe. Taxes broken down with pictures!

This article aptly titled, How America Pays Taxes in 10 not-entirely Depressing Charts appeared in The Atlantic in 2014, but considering that what you pay taxes on probably hasn't changed very drastically over the last 20 years I'll go ahead and say this article still applies to you (average Joe, that's you).

I've provided one chart below to tantalize you, while the others can be perused at your leisure.  Now if you need more of a reason to read this article I'll summarize it like this, knowing that your taxes are coming up is a bummer but often when we are paying tax we aren't sure where to source our complaining.  If you're into complaining *hand shoots up in the air* this article will help you pin point where your money is going, what it is spent on, and how it's fluctuated over time.

Get your pens out, some congressmen have some strongly worded letters coming their way.

If you want to find more things about taxes feel free to look at more graphs like this one from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.