HLF Tax Reform

Taxes--who wants 'em?  They never go to what you want 'em to go for.

"What!?!?  Congress bought another Super Gaflooey XT Herculean Crosswise
Spanner?  That's the third one this year!"

However, the HLF has developed the optimal system for taxation--let the
taxpayer decide the budget!

Sounds simple, doesn't it?  Just watch it when you try to implement such
a scheme--you'll be putting thousands of analysts out of work!  However,
before we get to that point, let us explain what we mean. . . .

The plan is, actually, quite simple.  As we pay our taxes, we fill out
an additional form that allows us to list what percentages of our taxes
go to what government programs.  Therefore, if someone wanted the 
following distribution:

     45% = General Administration (salaries, office supplies, TP, etc.)
      5% = Defense
     15% = Environmental Protection Agency
     25% = Education

Then that's what each program would receive.  Sure, some agencies might
not get funded; but doesn't that mean that the public at large does not
wish to support those agencies and programs?  This plan will let the
taxpayers decide how and where their tax dollars are spent, and it will
be even.  Then I can be sure my tax dollars aren't going to support 
something I don't wish to support--I know my taxes are supporting only 
those agencies and programs that I feel are worthy of my money.

What's even better is that everyone who pays taxes will participate in
our government; heck, the U.S. has trouble getting 35% of the eligible
citizens to even vote in major elections!  Can you imagine EVERYONE
taking an active role in their government?  It staggers the mind!

The downside?  Well, we can think of several:

   * Do we really want EVERYONE participating?  We have quite a few
     dumbbells out there.

     Answer:  Sure.  This will put pressure on everyone to actually LEARN 
     more about the country in which they live.

   * Won't this be an increase in advertisements as various factions
     attempt to sway us to spend money on them?

     Answer:  Again, sure it will.  But we can bar government agencies from
     advertising and leave it to the special interest groups.  We could
     also try banning these advertisements and create a special neutral
     government agency to prepare educational materials as to all of
     what our government has to offer us--real education should beat
     out fake advertisements every day.  (After all, the Starr report
     is real education, right?  And I'm sure there's more than a few
     people out there becoming, er, "stimulated" as they read that
     official government document.)

   * What if something vital doesn't get funded, like defense?
 
     Answer:  If it doesn't get funding, then it is obviously not
     too important to the people.  People are going to fund what they
     think is important; just because YOU think it's important does not
     necessarily mean that it actually IS important. 

   * I have to ask again--Are you sure about this?  We have quite a few
     dumbbells out there.

     Answer:  It won't hurt to try.

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