I don't think this would work, but it does remind me of an idle thought I sometimes have. some nonprofits allow donors to make conditional donations. for exampl

I don't think this would work, but it does remind me of an idle thought I sometimes have. some nonprofits allow donors to make conditional donations. for example, you might donate to a school, but stipulate that the money can only be spent on the theater program. I wonder what would happen if taxes worked the same way. you have to pay the same amount no matter what (and maybe some gets preallocated towards nondiscretionary spending), but you would get to pick from a few broad categories where your tax dollars go. would probably be a disaster, but interesting to think about. from a certain perspective, it might increase the "legitimacy" of government programs.