[tricky_k_1972]

Can we find a way to apply this to defense spending; I mean we can't exactly give someone an M1 Tank? Maybe we could offer the naming of the Tank, Destroyer or Aircraft.

I love this.

If the enviro weenies want extra money, fine, name a forest after someone.

If the welfare people want extra money, fine, offer up a free house.

Nobody ever gets an increase in their line item unless they offer a reason and a benefit, and it's strictly voluntary.

Somebody please tell me what’s wrong with this cause it sounds to good to be true.

[NicknamedBob]

"Nobody ever gets an increase in their line item unless they offer a reason and a benefit, and it's strictly voluntary.
Somebody please tell me what’s wrong with this cause it sounds to good to be true."

I'm not sure what you mean by your first statement quoted above, but I would like to suggest a multiplier effect, that good ideas or good reasons get a dividend from a tax deduction to assist in the project. That is, if you can state a really convincing reason why your idea is of benefit to the world, you can add to your voluntary contribution by an amount deducted from your tax burden.

What's wrong with it is that it doesn't really reduce the tax burden, but by having voluntary donations flowing into worthwhile projects, the tax burden could be reduced gradually as those projects pay off.

I remember reading a (obviously) Science Fiction story in which every dollar of tax burden had to be allocated by the taxpayer to his choice of benefit programs. The tax form was horrendously long, but at least you had the choice of supporting the programs that appealed to you, and rejecting (defunding) those that did not!

[tricky_k_1972]

Ok, I've got the solution. If this is designed as an extra voluntary tax, then it avoids all the problems of other groups attempting to glom onto the idea and turn the entire federal budget into a reactionary self-serving crap heap.

If you wish to spend $5.00 more in taxes for a chance at a future space flight or the ability to sell that opportunity after winning it on the open market, then you can.

Can we find a way to apply this to defense spending; I mean we can't exactly give someone an M1 Tank? Maybe we could offer the naming of the Tank, Destroyer or Aircraft.

I love this.

If the enviro weenies want extra money, fine, name a forest after someone.

If the welfare people want extra money, fine, offer up a free house.

Nobody ever gets an increase in their line item unless they offer a reason and a benefit, and it's strictly voluntary.

Somebody please tell me what’s wrong with this, because it sounds to good to be true.