Seen on the back window of a car today:
Grateful to my country
Proud to pay my taxes
Someone else sees taxes as the dues they pay for the privilege of living here. Not everyone sees it that way . . . . .
So if people don’t want to pay taxes, here’s an alternative. Instead of paying in cash, perform some public service at the current hourly minimum wage. Highway cleanup, painting, park maintenance, graffiti cleanup, washing police cars, that kind of thing.
Members of the skilled trades could pay off their dues at their local school: I’m sure there’s ample projects waiting for willing hands.
The simple fact is these tasks need to be done by somebody: either pay for someone to do it or do it yourself.