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From: TMCLELLA@UALTAVM.BITNET (Tim Mclellan)
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Controllable Expenditures
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Date: 17 Aug 89 14:15:25 GMT
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As long as we're simplifying the tax system  8{)  maybe we could have the
following procedure set up.
 
Think of a city land owner's property taxes.  In cities where there are two
school divisions (eg: Catholic, Protestant), you have a choice on your tax
form as to where your school taxes should be sent.
 
Why couldn't we send in a form to Ottawa, telling them how to spend my
tax contribution.  All the various agencies of the govt could send me junk
mail describing their activities and why I should pick them as a receiver
of some of my tax dollars.  We could choose as many or as few as we like,
or it would go somewhere by default (general revenue?).
 
What a neat concept, to be able to say where your tax dollars are to
be spent  8{) .  Let the govt spend _ITS_ money anyway it likes, but let
the tax payer spend their money the way the like.
 
--
Tim McLellan                        University of Alberta
                                    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Personal shopping only"              ( I only work there )
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