Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

Accepted answers

Required by law
All people pay to fund the federal government
Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
Civic duty

Any one of these 4 answers is accepted. You do not need to give all of them — the officer is listening for one correct response.

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