@benrayfield the problem is campaign promise years in advance, can they foresee everything they'd want to except? And maybe they should vote no and demand a version without a tax increase, but then you'll have another rep who's promised to vote against any unfunded deficit spending...
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Reply · Mar 18, 2023@somewheresy imo you'd need to also simulate their advisors n lobbyists n campaign budgets... what they say is more a palatable justification than the…Reply · Apr 10, 2024@a_musingcat lol i do think ppl should be allowed to direct 20% of their taxes to any of a menu of potential govt projectsReply · May 11, 2023yeah haha they should add a section to tax forms where you have to review current budget numbers and propose a set of cuts that add up to sustainable…Reply · Mar 18, 2022@tepid_intrepid_ All politicians or a subset of them? Would we be better off w a norm of disclosure at start of campaign, similar to tax returns?