Transparency in government spending

[mawilson 2,133]

We hear a lot about the politicians in Washington spending "our tax dollars", yet no-one

seems to give a #######. Well they would if it was really *our* dollars they were spending.

Here's my proposal to fix the current system:

Whenever the government spends more dollars than it has collected in tax revenue

(thus running up the national debt), the deficit will be reflected in our personal bank

accounts.

A politician wants to spend 1.5 trillion dollars? No problem! Every man, woman and

child in America gets charged $5,000. You thought you had $10,000 in your savings

account? Bzzzt. Wrong answer. You now have $5,000.

We could also start by charging everyone $15,000 to clear up our national debt.

How's that for transparency? How's that for kicking politicians' arses when they spend

*our* money?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I like your plan.

[natty bumppo 297]

Is there enough rope in the US to support the public's thoughts of the politicians?

[dalegg 143]

We hear a lot about the politicians in Washington spending "our tax dollars", yet no-one

seems to give a #######. Well they would if it was really *our* dollars they were spending.

Here's my proposal to fix the current system:

Whenever the government spends more dollars than it has collected in tax revenue

(thus running up the national debt), the deficit will be reflected in our personal bank

accounts.

A politician wants to spend 1.5 trillion dollars? No problem! Every man, woman and

child in America gets charged $5,000. You thought you had $10,000 in your savings

account? Bzzzt. Wrong answer. You now have $5,000.

We could also start by charging everyone $15,000 to clear up our national debt.

How's that for transparency? How's that for kicking politicians' arses when they spend

*our* money?

That doesn't work. Our tax system is progressive.

[mawilson 2,133]

We hear a lot about the politicians in Washington spending "our tax dollars", yet no-one

seems to give a #######. Well they would if it was really *our* dollars they were spending.

Here's my proposal to fix the current system:

Whenever the government spends more dollars than it has collected in tax revenue

(thus running up the national debt), the deficit will be reflected in our personal bank

accounts.

A politician wants to spend 1.5 trillion dollars? No problem! Every man, woman and

child in America gets charged $5,000. You thought you had $10,000 in your savings

account? Bzzzt. Wrong answer. You now have $5,000.

We could also start by charging everyone $15,000 to clear up our national debt.

How's that for transparency? How's that for kicking politicians' arses when they spend

*our* money?

That doesn't work. Our tax system is progressive.

Duly noted. The rich can pay a little bit more, according to their tax bracket.