@a_musingcat yeah, *their* taxes! I'm ok w requiring everyone to pay (tho should be simpler to calculate), but let the payers decide on the budget
@a_musingcat like, current incentives are wrong- I know quakers who intentionally live low-income lifestyle so they don't pay income taxes that would go towards DoD funding... in this alternative they would be incentivized to pay more taxes and direct the spending towards peace
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Reply · Aug 9, 2022@nicholatian Yeah, this is a comment on whether the IRS is going to “target poor people” with the increased funding. I want simpler taxes and wish…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 · Jul 30, 2022@generativist Someone who pays too much in taxes already?Reply · Aug 8, 2022@UnfinishedOwl Let’s be more clear about it then- I’m pissed that I’m paying a lot in taxes and other people with more money than me aren’t; I want…