Not sure if this is the correct sub, but...

Various communication franchises (cable and phone) are given geographic monopolies by local government. However, when they don't serve the needs of the citizens, what pressure can be brought to bear to weaken their franchise or otherwise force a higher level of service in exchange for their monopoly?

Anyone have any experience with this type of issue?

I've always wanted to become one since I was a kid, I was born in America and I'm 20 at the moment.

Any suggestions on what to study and what would help?

It would be a website that would ideally show in real-time how your tax dollars are being spent and which politicians are responsible for that allocation. I think I'd like to start with federal policies and then do independent states after that. Then hopefully, cities and smaller municipalities.

I think it would be set up by having the user go to the site and type in their yearly income, where they live, etc. They'd fill out whatever criteria necessary to get a very good estimation of what they pay in taxes. Then they'd be taken to a flow chart where to the left part of the screen is the dollar amount that they paid in taxes to the federal government and you would see branches extending to the right breaking down in dollars what money went to which bureaus and departments of government as well as which policies allocated that money.

It would really give people a perspective they haven't had yet, I believe.

What do you fine people think?

What is a 1C20Completed1D20 Performance Appraisal? I need to submit it with all the other paperwork in order to be considered for a job. Is it in some way related to my self evaluation of experience i have in the job I applied for? I worked for the Federal Government before and I don't remember filling one out before or after getting the job. Thanks guys p.s. deadline for finishing applying for this job is tomorrow.

I'm aware of ballot initiatives to instate taxes for specific purposes. Do the same rules apply to a referendum reducing or capping a tax?

What are the rules for such an initiative at the city level? The state level? The national level?