I suppose its better that a tax on the innumerate and superstitious gets collected by a community member who has some skin-in-the-game when it comes to the comm

I suppose its better that a tax on the innumerate and superstitious gets collected by a community member who has some skin-in-the-game when it comes to the community's health, as opposed to outside organized crime or local government, who have an indifferent or outright hostile attitude towards the health of that community.