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Someone funding things they'll never use, approve of, or see a receipt for.
means A person who pays taxes to the government, and by extension carries the bill for public spending whether they like it or not.
from Built plainly from 'tax' — from Latin 'taxare,' meaning to assess or charge, itself tied to 'tangere,' to touch or handle — plus 'payer,' one who pays. The word itself is a straightforward English compound, first needed once governments and their subjects both required a tidy label for who footed the bill. No myth here, just bureaucratic clarity: the one taxed, doing the paying.
- origin
- term predates income tax by centuries
- politician usage
- means you specifically when they spend money
- average contribution
- largest check most people never see written
- status
- only club where dues are mandatory, membership is silent