I've long advocated for the government closest to the people! Cities, Counties and even Fire, Water and Recreation districts and Homeowners Associations should reign supreme with States and Federallies only getting the left-over revenue, if any!!!
I mean it! Let's go flat out all the way. Every County and City already has a Tax Collector. Let 'em collect the tax and forward whatever's left on up hierarchy and tell 'em to wait in line!!!
In CA for instance, can you imagine all the crappola we could have held at bay by forcing lobbyists to have to button-hole the five county supervisors of each of the fifty eight counties to get something passed statewide? Beautiful!!!
In the mid '90's the Feds were all upset about "The County Supremacy Movement" in CA!!! What a funny thing to watch!!!
Amen and absolutely SW.