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[Serious] The revolution was successful! The old government is gone. You get to help write the new Constitution. What do you put into it? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're not wrong, but I'd want it separate from tax so it goes directly to welfare and not just government funds. It also sounds nicer to donate than pay taxes, and you never get a donation rebate.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The word “donate” implies that it's voluntary. If it's enforced by the government, it's a tax.

[–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tax goes to a single government spending fund, but I want this to be separate so it can't be channelled into buying guns or whatever. It's only welfare, and nothing else.

While donations are typically voluntary, there's nothing stopping it from being enforced. Someone can put a gun to your head and force you to donate to charity, and that's still a donation.

The vainglorious rich jerks might be less hesitant to part with their cash if they can boast about how much they donated, even if it was required of them. Only a little less, but that's still good.

I have thought about it, and I am sticking with "donate" as the term.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

Tax goes to a single government spending fund, but I want this to be separate

Then it's still a tax, just a tax going to a different fund.

Someone can put a gun to your head and force you to donate to charity, and that's still a donation.

In that case, the person holding a gun to your head stole your money and then they effectively donated it to charity.