For a long time I agreed with you, but seeing how the tax money is spent I cannot agree any longer. In most cases government is no longer even spending the money itself, instead it is giving the money to NGOs.

I would much rather see people keep more of their dollars and use them to 'vote' for the products and services that benefit them most, via their purchases.

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chasd00 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I’ve long thought if you doubled tax revenue or halved it the public services rendered would be the same. Tax revenue is not the problem.

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ks2048 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How much of California's budget is "giving the money to NGOs"?

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FridayoLeary 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Congragulations you have just rediscovered conservatism.

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kennyadam 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

…and how to never have any large infrastructure projects like highways or just services that run at a loss while being essential like the EPA

	▲	aeternum 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It would be interesting to run the counter-factual on the EPA. Lawsuits around pollution were already increasing significantly prior to the EPA even company vs. company. Would the resources have been better spent on a more efficient legal system, then leverage that?

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Terr_ 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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