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I think a good way to balance or engage better performance out of whoever is in office is to completely rid the federal tax. All people will pay their state ta
by ProAm 7y ago
I think a good way to balance or engage better performance out of whoever is in office is to completely rid the federal tax. All people will pay their state tax, and the local/state government will be responsible to provide the federal government money out of the state pool. I think it will drastically change 1) how much the federal government can spend 2) What it gets spent on because the states would much rather keep that money pool to spend internally.
Endless wars would change. Infrastructure would be a larger discussion, etc...
- tharne 7y agoAn added benefit of getting rid of federal taxes in favor of state or local taxes is that taxes get less coercive the more decentralized your get. It's very easy to move from one town to another if you don't like how the local government is running things. It's a hassle, but very possible to move from one state to another. However, moving from the U.S. to another country is incredibly difficult for most people.
- celticmusic 7y agoit would definitely shift the power balance back to the states. As it is, a large portion of the power the federal government exhibits over the states is threatening to withhold money.
- pintxo 7y agoI recommend studying the current European Union then. This is pretty much the status quo over here. And yes, it ensures that the states have way more power. But make your own conclusions.