I don't want to fund war, Wall Street bailouts, torture, or corporate welfare with my taxes

[Nikki Stone1]

Can the American people get a Stupak amendment for each of these too?

[spanone]

1. amen, if they can direct their tax dollars, why the frak can't we?

[Vincardog]

8. +1

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Neither do I. And, I don't vote for people who do.

[Echo In Light]

3. I, too, do not wish to aid in such evil shit

K&R

[ProudDad]

4. I have no problem funding abortions

but the USAmerikan Empire forces me to fund this shit...

Alas...

[KoKo]

5. Tax Payer Revolt! Thanks for the post. Although the policies might bankrupt us

before we have a chance to pay taxes.... out of job or part time pay too low.

[geckosfeet]

6. Why don't they put a detailed, very detailed list of projects and initiatives

on our tax forms? Or log into an IRS website to make selections?

The lists would be used to indicate which projects we want our taxes to go to. If we can develop this kind of software for the mutual fund industry, we can develop software for tax money allocation. Would this not be a truer expression of democracy and put the power back into the hands of the people?

The ultra-rich would buy off on the projects they wanted (if they payed their taxes), and the rest of us could fund the projects we wanted.

[closeupready]

12. You don't seem to get it - the rich use government to tax the middle class and

use their money to pursue items on an agenda which serves to make the rich richer.

[Nikki Stone1]

13. Bingo!

And we have a winna!

[geckosfeet]

15. But if select inititives to fund, essentially voting for them, wouldn't this filter out that bias?

[The2ndWheel]

7. If all this was really worth it, a penalty wouldn't be needed to make sure you paid for it

Our one-size-fits-all system requires penalties for non-participation though.

[boobooday]

9. Like you said

But I'm happy to fund education, transportation, and health care.

[Ozymanithrax]

10. We are a representative democratic republic.

If our representatives fund things we don't like, we can vote against them.

[Nikki Stone1]

14. Propaganda

You've learned well, grasshopper. :)

[Mari333]

11. knr