tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post4885724232927761353..comments2024-03-26T06:28:09.125-04:00Comments on GavinThink: Budget Battle BrainstormGavin Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105284501947275111noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-35398091384851194762011-10-16T07:28:04.917-04:002011-10-16T07:28:04.917-04:00...or...donations to government organizations coul......or...donations to government organizations could be 100% tax deductible...aka pragmatarianism.Xerographicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-34446746114028601682011-09-09T23:52:57.251-04:002011-09-09T23:52:57.251-04:00I'm pushing for radical change, any thoughts o...I'm pushing for radical change, any thoughts on the 9-9-9 deal? http://bit.ly/oxihL7Alex Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849421010899497085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-26267655319486087762011-08-28T04:49:52.575-04:002011-08-28T04:49:52.575-04:00Very interesting points. Thanks!
My site:...Very interesting points. Thanks! <br /> <br />My site: <br />dsl anbieter und <a href="http://www.dslvergleichdsl.com" rel="nofollow">dsl vergleich</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-2230434835930991412011-08-27T23:47:07.353-04:002011-08-27T23:47:07.353-04:00RE: budget fluctuating: Seems to me the top-line ...RE: budget fluctuating: Seems to me the top-line number would be pretty stable. Individual programs might get cut if they became unpopular... but that's true today, right?<br /><br />If we assume that the representatives WOULD funnel as much money as possible back into their districts, then it seems safe to assume that they are CURRENTLY funneling as much money as possible back into their districts. The only difference being the more powerful representatives today get more than their fair share.<br /><br />Seems like progressives would like my proposal, since it would be a wealth transfer from higher-income districts (that pay more taxes) to lower-income districts...Gavin Andresenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105284501947275111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-5252355002927046162011-08-26T18:31:25.824-04:002011-08-26T18:31:25.824-04:00One downside off the top of my head would be that ...One downside off the top of my head would be that the budget could fluctuate wildly year-to-year. If a particular department or outlay became suddenly unpopular, it could receive a one-year drop in funding. Planning would therefore be difficult even if budget voting were done years in advance (ie. if the 2011 congress voted for the 2016 budget.) There might have to be a mechanism to smooth out expenditures.Alex Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757087595065463756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-85012395625510674472011-08-26T08:09:55.063-04:002011-08-26T08:09:55.063-04:00There would be a lot of, I'm not going to spen...There would be a lot of, I'm not going to spend there because I know A and B are going to spend there. Therefore I will put my resources where where there is going be the biggest benefit for my district.<br /><br />A and B will see that and then will either not contribute, or come to talk me into contributing. And then we are back again where we got started.Bernardo Kyotokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269265280484897614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-682135075045054672011-08-25T23:08:50.027-04:002011-08-25T23:08:50.027-04:00What incentive would they have to pay any of it to...What incentive would they have to pay any of it towards someone else's district?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-69248595445380252302011-08-25T22:11:06.664-04:002011-08-25T22:11:06.664-04:00Seriously? You think voters would stand for that?...Seriously? You think voters would stand for that? I think you'd be a one-term congressman.Gavin Andresenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105284501947275111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12429580.post-10919792903299250622011-08-25T22:07:19.397-04:002011-08-25T22:07:19.397-04:00Sweet. When I get in congress, I'll put half ...Sweet. When I get in congress, I'll put half the money into my personal paycheck, and the other half into my re-election campaign!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com