<prompt> Human: say if you make 100k, and they take 25 of tax from you. do you ever get that 25 back that originally amounted to your gross income?  <response>: do you ever get that 25 back that would amount to your gross income?Are you referring to get it back in cash form from a tax refund? Then no. If you are referring to a more general how does the taxes I pay give me any value in my society? then that is a more general economics question better suited for another forum. 