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On that note, how come no government has entertained the idea of opening up tax money budget allocation, e.g. by letting citizens vote on where they want their
by Mahn 11y ago
On that note, how come no government has entertained the idea of opening up tax money budget allocation, e.g. by letting citizens vote on where they want their money used? I understand that the average citizen has little or no idea of how to run a country, but still, surely decisions like whether to build a stadium or send people to Mars could be debated.
- keenerd 11y agoI recall at least one short story with that. (Eugene by Greg Egan) The main character previously worked in Social Security, who had to lay off everyone due to no one giving them money. Anyway, you can directly donate to NASA. They just aren't allowed to promote it or somesuch. http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?Internal_ID=N_PD_1210_001G_ http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?Internal_ID=N_PD_...
- daheza 11y agoHas anyone done this before? Looking at this page it doesn't really list where to mail a check to or who to make that check out to.
- pavel_lishin 11y ago> how come no government has entertained the idea of opening up tax money budget allocation, e.g. by letting citizens vote on where they want their money used? I'd wager that most people would vote to allocate the money to themselves, one way or another. Fixing potholes, hiring more police and firemen. How many people would choose to fund researching things that might not pay off in their lifetime?
- NeutronBoy 11y agoOr welfare, tax cuts, rebates, free everything (public transport, tolls, etc). Democracy is great, but it falls down when everyone is selfish. edit: thinking about it now, basically populist politics.