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The way I (not the previous poster) envision this working is not that you can opt out of taxes, but you can skip certain items. So I don't pay Israel's defense
by shigawire 2y ago
The way I (not the previous poster) envision this working is not that you can opt out of taxes, but you can skip certain items.
So I don't pay Israel's defense budget, but that money is reallocated evenly to everything else.
I find it hard to believe a meaningful number of people would opt out of libraries and schools assuming their overall tax burden is unchanged.
- kortilla 2y agoif they vote against a tax levy for a school they will most definitely vote to send the money elsewhere. Empty nesters or childless people will funnel their tax money to things like parks, fire trucks, and other things.
- dendrite9 2y agoThis sounds like a good way to accidentally create an industry of reverse lobbyists where the government contracts them to convince tax payers to allocate money to their department. I might be too pessimistic though, I tend towards liking the idea but I'm concerned about the changes it could cause.
- throwaway48476 2y agoThat already happens. Why else would Northrop advertise a stealth jet at the superbowl.