Trigs
@trigs
It's like nobody in this thread has heard of the massive public goods ecosystem and all the experimentation going on around this idea of "voluntary taxes". But yes, very promising hypothesis that if we align incentives with transparent systems we can actually create an environment where people enjoy funding things for improving their existence without monetary rewards for doing so.
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BrightFutureGuy 🎩↑Ⓜ️
@bfg
taxes don't need to be voluntary - they just need to be transparent and visibly used to improve something people care about ... and also they should be paid differently by people in different stages of their economic lives and societal hierarchy But it's a big topic with many implications, which boils down to facts that Europe and the US both have politicians with zero vision and zero courage to fight for what's best long term for the nations - "stuff my pockets" or "keep my job" is the mantra - so we need to wait for yet another generation
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Trigs
@trigs
Yeah I agree with this. I think the voluntary part is a loaded term. My view of voluntary is having the ability to choose how and what to spend your taxes on. If you don't believe in a particular action you shouldn't be forced to fund it. But this is only possible if you have the option of choosing to fund an alternative solution to the problem. You can't just sit back and say "I'm not supporting anything". Step one: identify problem space Step two: source potential solutions Step three: enable ppl to put skin in the game by supporting the solution they believe in the most Right now the current "taxes" system does none of these things, and that's what "voluntary" taxes would look like to me. Maybe a better term is "participatory taxes".
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