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If the US Government were a charity, the rating would be 0-stars. Nearly all tax money is pocketed by special interests. The usual arguments "yeah what about fi
by exabrial 6y ago
If the US Government were a charity, the rating would be 0-stars. Nearly all tax money is pocketed by special interests. The usual arguments "yeah what about fire and police" account for a rounding error in tax collection while the vast majority is simply pocketed by friends of your elected officials.
You know what'd be nice? Consent. I'd like to be consented before my value is forceful removed from me. I'd like to pick an efficient charity to give this money to.
- maerF0x0 6y agoAs an immigrant I concur. I have taxation without representation.
- theandrewbailey 6y agoFilling your census form allocates Congressional and Electoral College representation to your state, regardless if you're a citizen.
- ryandrake 6y agoThe problem with relying on philanthropy to fund the public good, instead of taxes, is that it is one dollar, one vote, rather than one person, one vote. This means the more you have to give, the more you get to decide for the rest of us what counts as “public good.” I’m not sure I like the idea of a handful of billionaires deciding for us what public projects are worthy and good. Today, my neighborhood's roads get paved the same as Jeff Bezos's neighborhood. If taxes were voluntary, then I might not be able to afford more than dirt roads for my house, whereas I bet Jeff's house would be fine.
- davrosthedalek 6y agoI think Italy has something like that for the "church tax". You can select whether you want that money to go to a church or a different non-profit, but you have to pick something and pay.