Except when you get more and more people in the group, the wants of any given individual get outweighed for larger, more generalized expenses. This is literally the same concept as taxes, just applied to a small enough group that an individual gets a real say in how the money is spent.
But if it works well it’ll inevitably get popular, attract more users, and the voice of the many will drown out the voice of the few, with out-of-touch treasurers spending the money unwisely, becoming exactly the same in every way as taxes.
We regularly have votes on taxes for specific things, like a half percent sales tax for a major project that will be collected for a few years in a limited area on top of the regular sales tax.
Rest assured, this person has never voted in a local election. If they vote at all, it’s President or Governor only. Maybe a Senator.
If they ever even flipped their ballot over they would see all the local government tax or regulation questions. Your example is very good. There’s usually some bond or tiny tax for a particular issue (schools, libraries, parks, etc.).
You’re probably right. And I think their point sucks anyway. But the vast majority of taxes DO go to things that people have no direct say on, and I get why that is frustrating (and why trying to let everyone dictate exactly how their taxes are spent would be impractical)
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Except when you get more and more people in the group, the wants of any given individual get outweighed for larger, more generalized expenses. This is literally the same concept as taxes, just applied to a small enough group that an individual gets a real say in how the money is spent.
But if it works well it’ll inevitably get popular, attract more users, and the voice of the many will drown out the voice of the few, with out-of-touch treasurers spending the money unwisely, becoming exactly the same in every way as taxes.
We regularly have votes on taxes for specific things, like a half percent sales tax for a major project that will be collected for a few years in a limited area on top of the regular sales tax.
Rest assured, this person has never voted in a local election. If they vote at all, it’s President or Governor only. Maybe a Senator.
If they ever even flipped their ballot over they would see all the local government tax or regulation questions. Your example is very good. There’s usually some bond or tiny tax for a particular issue (schools, libraries, parks, etc.).
You’re probably right. And I think their point sucks anyway. But the vast majority of taxes DO go to things that people have no direct say on, and I get why that is frustrating (and why trying to let everyone dictate exactly how their taxes are spent would be impractical)