>> Why not let people choose to give their money? Why vote to force them to give their money? Taxes are not your money. They are, by their very definition, mon

>> Why not let people choose to give their money? Why vote to force them to give their money? Taxes are not your money. They are, by their very definition, money you owe the government. Meaning they are the government's money. They just happen to temporarily enter your pocket before leaving it again for their rightful owner. To answer your question though, charity is not a substitute for taxation because charity is not scalable.