While there are a few people who are only too happy to pay their fair share in taxes, we do so find that a whole lot of people aren’t too thrilled about paying much of anything in taxes, and do so begrudgingly, or you could also say, compelled by law, they do so. When it comes to taxes, one of those things that the government needs to do a far better job of accomplishing is to be not only as transparent as possible as to where those taxes are being allocated and how they are being spent, but also to provide such information which consists of the most detailed data as possible, so that people, along with journalists could get a deep look into how our taxes are utilized.
Look, it has to be said, that part of the reason why people aren’t wanting to pay their taxes, is that they don’t really know what personal benefit that they are getting from those taxes, of which, it is really the government’s responsibility to let the people know exactly how they are benefiting from those taxes, such as the fact that these tax monies are thereby being used for the national defense, social security, health care, as a safety net, transportation, education, and so on.
One of the things that troubles certain Americans is the fact that a significant portion of Americans believe that they are being mandated to pay taxes of which that money pretty much directly goes to those that aren’t necessarily deserving of such, as in those that are forever jobless welfare recipients, and for food stamps for those people that could work, but refuse to work, because they rather get governmental handouts. To the extent that any of the above is true, it should be explained more clearly why a safety net is necessary and why the money spent on those people and agencies is justified. That said, the government needs to look at alternatives to help those who are the most vulnerable to assist them in having the opportunity to have a decent life, including those people who could and ought to work, who should be put to work, even if that means the government becomes the employee of last resort.
While some people view taxation as akin to a form of robbery, they wouldn’t hold that viewpoint as often if they knew more about how their taxes are allocated and had a greater voice in how those taxes are spent. In fact, providing taxpayers with a form in which they could designate their preference as to the areas in which their taxes would be utilized definitely would have its place, because it would provide taxpayers with the feeling that they do actually have a voice, and probably some program like that could be constructed, which would achieve this objective.
In this modern world, taxes are necessary, and more people would “buy in” to the payment of taxes if they had a better understanding of where those taxes were being allocated and the reasons why this is occurring. Further to the point, in those areas in which the taxes being paid appear to be utilized in a way and manner that seems imprudent, dumb, or just plain wrong, the taxpayer should have a forum to have their say, and to the degree so reasonably possible, to see that their tax dollars are more appropriately spent.