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Oh, the places your tax dollars will go. From Market. I'm Sabri Benishore in New York. The U.S. and Iran could go back to the negotiating table in Islamabad this week. That's according to Reuters. Meanwhile, on the first day of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf, a handful of ships did manage to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil is at $98 a barrel.

Tomorrow is a big day for procrastinators.

It is tax day.

And while some of us may have waited till the last minute to do our taxes, the federal government sure won't be wasting any time spending them.

Marketplace of Samantha Fields has more on where your money is going.

In Dorothy Brown's experience, most people prefer not to even think about taxes.

April 15th comes around and be like, uh.

Brown teaches at Georgetown University Law School.

It's like I'm at a reception and somebody says, what are you doing? I go, I'm a tax

low professor and, you know, sometimes I could clear the room. Doing your taxes isn't exactly

popular either. When your W-2 comes and you see in black and white how much of your hard-earned salary

went straight to the government, it doesn't always feel great, especially if you're struggling

with your bills. But Brown says your

money does pay for critical things. It pays for Social Security. It pays for food stamps. It pays for

school lunches. It pays for science and medical research. That's why Elaine Mogg at the Urban

Brookings Tax Policy Center feels differently than most.

I'm excited to pay taxes. Really? She finds it exciting because of where her money's going,

like the nearly 23% that goes to Social Security. These are benefits we've promised to people.

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