Which is not something that would be paid for with taxpayer money?

A) telephone lines

B) new high school

C) road construction

D) new police department

Answer is A.

Money received from the taxes is used for projects that belong to the govern and are under its responsability, they are public projects, in which a new high school, a road construction and a new police department are include. But telephone companies are responsables for the telephone lines, and they are private companies.

I'd say:

a. telephone lines