Excuse me - I was the one who wanted the widow to pay her own bills; maybe you mis-read.
I think everyone should pay their way; rather than have it decided on a county level (where you may be one of a few hundred thousand) or at a state level (where you may be one of millions), I’d want it done on the smallest level possible so I don’t get someone else’s (widows included) bills.
Until every service can be charged to the user, local property taxes are the closest we can get to that.
“Until every service can be charged to the user, local property taxes are the closest we can get to that.”
No, a local sales tax is much closer. In fact stick it on a product corresponding DIRECTLY to the limited government service it relates too, and THAT’s the closet thing to a user fee.