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That seems like an implementation issue rather than a philosophical issue? Tax could be spent with high efficiency, and is in other countries with less bureaucr
by danpalmer 3y ago
That seems like an implementation issue rather than a philosophical issue? Tax could be spent with high efficiency, and is in other countries with less bureaucracy and corruption. I wouldn't throw out the idea of income tax because the US happens to have a poor system. The same could be said for democracy, the US having a fairly poor implementation, but no one is seriously suggesting the US stop being a democracy.
- Eumenes 3y agoI'd prefer to defund the federal government and focus on local/regional systems. I'm much more likely to support my neighbor and local communities over putting 20-30% of my income to be divided up in Washington, 1000s of miles away.
- danpalmer 3y agoThe emotional attachment you're talking about is certainly true. This is why supposedly systems of government work best around ~8m citizens. Perhaps a local income tax would work better? Property/land taxes can also be locally administered and skew towards those who can afford it rather than those who can't.