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yes. name something good that comes from federal taxes. all of the things that I associate with good government (schools, firefighting, disaster preparedness, zoning, etc.) are all handled by state and local governments. the vast majority of federal taxes go towards socialist pyramid schemes or a wasteful military that got so bored it had to attack iraq.


So in other words you have no problem with "double taxation" per se, your issue is with taxes generally.


Agreed.

All I can think of is defense (not offense), intelligence, (poorly executed) safety nets, (some) education and (some) infrastructure.

Lot of qualifiers, which exemplifies the problem.


the intelligence service is one of the worst offenders. it is the epitome of bloat and corruption.


How do you think it should be fixed/organized? I used to live in DC; I cried myself to sleep at night thinking about government waste.


The city is a monument to plunder. I walk or drive around and wonder at the wealth you see, which is all stolen from all over the country.


That's one of the many reasons I moved. What's funny is how self-important many of the people I met were even though paper shuffling & long job titles are the main currencies.




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