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Taxes are pretty much that, but I suppose "with coercion".

Otherwise, if it's truly pick and choose... how much thought did we give to this? :)

Will everybody pay equally for each law, or rich people pay more?

If rich people pay more, and they decide they don't like the tax avoidance laws, will they be disproportionally funded?

If everybody pays the same, this will be proportionally harsher for poor people.

Most people will not pay for 97% of the laws which may be overall important but don't impact them directly - e.g. I live in Toronto so don't car about fisheries laws, etc.

Some people will not pay for laws they personally don't want to abide buy - from speeding tickets to financial regulations to fitness of goods and services etc.



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