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This would essentially be voluntary taxation, which I certainly support but is not something any legislature would ever willingly pass.
by gw 12y ago
This would essentially be voluntary taxation, which I certainly support but is not something any legislature would ever willingly pass.
- ekianjo 12y agoHow to get there is certainly a problem in itself, but if more people start talking about it, eventually it will gain momentum. Note that I am not for a 100% voluntary taxation policy, I don't mind having a "predefined base" + optional taxation kind of system.
- gw 12y agoIf it isn't voluntary, the money will eventually find its way there. It's a fungible commodity, and as Congress has often demonstrated, earmarking it for specific uses is notoriously subjective.
- ekianjo 12y agoWell swapping funds around has limits - if you clearly spend the money planned for road improvements or welfare for other uses like war purposes, a simple audit of spending will be able to highlight the misuse - and I'd wage we would need an extremely severe judicial system to punish those involved with the misuse of public money.