Here is where you are..stuck.
Money received from taxes generally goes to military spending. Corporations taxes goes to same. Gas tax is supposed to go to funding repair and bridges. Other excise taxes are collected by states and treasury. So in essence, you're not paying into anything. It's just a federal subsidy. See?
The certificate issue stems from MOA accounts through social security. When a person is born into this country a line of credit is established upon the certificate of birth. Look at my posts freedom is an illusion which outlines this. So, inorder to continue its spending, the federal reserve has to tap the certificates to stimulate its credit. Would they have done this and disallowed you to participate wouldve been deemed involuntary servititude. So they give you option to wield the certificate yourself, but never tell you about it.
Truth is, taxes do not go to social programs. Social programs reserves like social security are not guaranteed nor preserved (see TAARP bailout).