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The problem is no one wants to pay for the boring necessary work like funding inspections for the water treatment facility, but instead would focus on sexy cool
by drstewart 4y ago
The problem is no one wants to pay for the boring necessary work like funding inspections for the water treatment facility, but instead would focus on sexy cool things like space launches or new trails in Yosemite
- bombcar 4y agoYou baseline that stuff and then add additional boxes you can check. California does it as additional “gifts” but the federal return does it already for the presidential slush fund. You could increase that more - add a 1% tax but you get to check a box and determine where it goes. Mathematically it wouldn’t do much but it would make people feel more invested I suspect. Fun fact: the US Treasury accepts donations to pay down the debt: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/gift/gift.htm https://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/gift/gift.htm You can also donate to the general fund: https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/public/gifts-to-government.html https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/public/gifts-to-government.h...
- whoooooo123 4y agoYour first link doesn't work.
- bombcar 4y agoLooks like it moved : https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/23779454 https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/23779454
- robertlagrant 4y agoHence the "some of them optionally".