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I think this is just that terrible America effect, governments are constantly under attack for inefficient spending so they constantly fight to increase revenue
by munk-a 7y ago
I think this is just that terrible America effect, governments are constantly under attack for inefficient spending so they constantly fight to increase revenue sources even when that increase isn't immediately necessary just so they'll have some margin to safely jettison when they come under attack for not spending all the money they're collecting.
It's extremely weird, but seems to be accurate, that the US is the only place on earth where people become less trusted via the action of taking on public service responsibility.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoIt really isn't that though, governments never have enough money to provide for all the things that their residents are asking for. It isn't really like "oh, let's grab some more taxes now just in case we need it later", its more like "how do we upgrade from a B-level city to an A-level one?" or worse: "how do we fight off a downgrade from a B-level city to a C-level one?" The American tax burden isn't really that bad compared to everywhere else in the developed world, especially for the facilities that we demand (huge houses, less density, lots of roads, nice schools with football stadiums, etc...).