Well, when you explain it like that, of course I have to agree. Maybe 20 years ago I had the very clever original idea ( /s ) of allowing tax payers some auton

Well, when you explain it like that, of course I have to agree. Maybe 20 years ago I had the very clever original idea ( /s ) of allowing tax payers some autonomy over how to allocate at least some of their taxes. Like maybe I could earmark 5% of what I pay towards public school lunchs and restoring habitat for wild salmon. I'm sure it's a terrible idea. Any more, I just want some experts to survey known tax regimes, summarize their pros and cons. Somehow ground this evergreen slap fight so we're not stuck rehashing what color to paint the bikeshed. Cheers.