If citizens actually had free choice in which government programs to fund as well as how much to contribute, the size of the US government (measured both in revenue and power over the people) would be 1/10 the size of today's utter monstrosity.
And if citizens literally had to cut a check at the beginning of every year, rather than pay through deliberately-obfuscated systems designed to hide the true cost of government, the size of government would be cut again by 90%.
And if citizens literally had to cut a check at the beginning of every year, rather than pay through deliberately-obfuscated systems designed to hide the true cost of government, the size of government would be cut again by 90%.
If you draw a paycheck, you'll notice that it has much more than just one number on it. Your failure to read those numbers does not mean tha they are obfuscated.
If you don't draw a paycheck, then you are making estimated tax payments at least every quarter, and cutting a check each time. That's four times a frequently as you recommend. While the instructions may be obscenely difficult to read and follow, the cutting of the check is not obfuscated at all.
Well ... (Score:5, Funny)
Easy enough (Score:0, Insightful)
If citizens actually had free choice in which government programs to fund as well as how much to contribute, the size of the US government (measured both in revenue and power over the people) would be 1/10 the size of today's utter monstrosity.
And if citizens literally had to cut a check at the beginning of every year, rather than pay through deliberately-obfuscated systems designed to hide the true cost of government, the size of government would be cut again by 90%.
Too bad government isn't voluntary, or t
Re:Easy enough (Score:2)
If you draw a paycheck, you'll notice that it has much more than just one number on it. Your failure to read those numbers does not mean tha they are obfuscated.
If you don't draw a paycheck, then you are making estimated tax payments at least every quarter, and cutting a check each time. That's four times a frequently as you recommend. While the instructions may be obscenely difficult to read and follow, the cutting of the check is not obfuscated at all.