What does Obama do with your taxes?

Answer 1

Barack Obama personally does not do anything with your taxes, nor did George W. Bush or any other president. The government collects taxes and uses them to fund various programs and public services, no matter which president is in office. A case could certainly be made that the government wastes money (this claim is made no matter which party is in power), but contrary to talk show assertions, neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are totally innocent when it comes to wasteful spending. But blaming the president alone is not accurate, since the budget must be approved (and often modified) by the congress.