Originally posted by Max
Why should my tax money go to finance the building of the automobile roads and the fuel subsidies?
Should my large tax bill go to support you??? Roads are part of infrastructure... no individual category can be responsible. That like saying the liver has nothing to do with the heart.
What if one can select the target of one's tax money? For example, when I fill out a tax declaration I could mark in the list what I want it to be spent on. It should be possible by now from technological point of view.
I would select building bike trails and reclaiming cities from cars.
The car owners should finance their agenda themselves - like - cheap gas, building ever wider roads, rectifying environment damage, etc. by the tax directly levied on the fuel.
Sounds good to me... course, I would be financially able to support many transportation options, allowing me to use all and bike for joy.
You on the other hand, would only be able to bike!
The high income earners pay the lions share in taxes, period! They also create the jobs! Make capital investments. Fund the banks so loans are avialabe to guys like you to buy a home, lease an auto you can't afford to buy ourright, and finance those that have an idea to build bike frames or start their own biz, etc. Yet, it's "Joe and Jane Doe" that are found in the average leased auto creating traffic jams and over populating our social progams out of lazy need.
When they pay all the expences themselves - let them choose a car, which they want. But they must pay for everything themselves.
You and others can quit your jobs. Consequently, the one's that created the jobs would have to close the company, and give up their large expensive vehicles.
It would be right and fair. Let them drive then whatever SUV they want. I would like to see it. It would put everything in its proper place.
Yes, I would agree... Quit your job and start the ball rolling!