Not only this, I think this should be selectable by taxpayers before they pay taxes so they can customize the amount that goes to each category. This would be the true democratic way of doing it.
So, for example, based on your salary you need to pay 20k in taxes. You’d then select how much you want to go into Transportation, Healthcare, defense, education, etc.
This would quickly force the government agencies to work for their money.
Not only this, I think this should be selectable by taxpayers before they pay taxes so they can customize the amount that goes to each category. This would be the true democratic way of doing it. So, for example, based on your salary you need to pay 20k in taxes. You’d then select how much you want to go into Transportation, Healthcare, defense, education, etc.
This would quickly force the government agencies to work for their money.
If you can’t see the obvious ways this would fail and/or be abused you should steer clear of any and all leadership positions.
Then everyone would just fund things 100% and 0% for everything else they deem not important, like education or roads.
That’s the point. If people don’t find it important, then it’s not. Who else should decide if not the people?
Tax-deductible donations get you part way there.
There’s no point in having a government if you don’t let them decide how they spend and raise money
And if you get caught using a public service you didn’t pay for, you get fined.