Here's a Thought
Here's a weird thought for Tax Day (I did mine in March, but since it's coming up a lot today).
What if you could specify on your tax forms what you wanted the money spent on? Say, 25% for social security, 25% for education 25% for public transit, fire and police, 20% for scientific research and 5% for the military? What if all the government programs had to persuade taxpayers that they were the best bang-for-the-buck as far as funds went?
Do you think it would work? What do you think would happen?
What if you could specify on your tax forms what you wanted the money spent on? Say, 25% for social security, 25% for education 25% for public transit, fire and police, 20% for scientific research and 5% for the military? What if all the government programs had to persuade taxpayers that they were the best bang-for-the-buck as far as funds went?
Do you think it would work? What do you think would happen?