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My main beef with your argument is that (IMO) the government is no less careless than us as individuals. In fact, when you look at the sad state of California (
by callmeed 18y ago
My main beef with your argument is that (IMO) the government is no less careless than us as individuals. In fact, when you look at the sad state of California (see http://tinyurl.com/cy6rxe http://tinyurl.com/cy6rxe), you might argue that governments are even more reckless than us when they have a surplus of revenue.
There is also Hauser's Law to consider (see http://tinyurl.com/6fnjml http://tinyurl.com/6fnjml).
- makecheck 18y agoI definitely agree that a government could simply blow it. And in some respects, raising taxes may amount to just throwing money at a problem: without plans or government workers to back up the money, there's no guarantee anything will come from it. You could certainly argue that the first problem to solve is not where the money comes from, or the amount of money, but rather how it is spent (and ensuring every penny is spent responsibly). The whole tax question would go away if we discovered that the government can actually do the same job with half the money it had been using.