| That Guy said: i don't mind paying taxes if I know that its going to a good place. Schools? Sure no problem. Roads? Yeah we need roads. 911? Absolutely. Police/Fire/Ambulance? Check, check, and check. Even unemployment/welfare/foodstands/SSI for people like ironman who has a good head on his shoulders, but just happens to be down on his luck because of the times. But what I cannot stand is those people who use MY tax dollars, not to get themselves out of a bad situation, but to buy stupid crap AND THEN find loop holes to continue receiving benefits. |
I think taxes should go to things that don't make sense for a private corporation to provide. Roads, police, sewer system, military defense. The Fire Department really doesn't need to be covered by taxes, as the old method was they were paid by the home insurance companies. Obviously in the case of forest fires the state/federal government would have to step in to pay to put it out for the greater good of the communities around it.
And yes, I agree with you. The worst thing is when they use taxes for welfare which gets wasted by stupid people. But the problem is, the government deals in money rather than direct services. Charities can provide direct services typically at a fraction of the cost of the government and still run non-profit. So charities can help more people with the same amount of $. Heck, people even volunteer free time to charities like food kitchens to help feed those less fortunate then themselves. I can't say I've ever heard of anyone donating time to the government to help deliver welfare checks 
