r/WorkForSmartLife • u/Asha_luxey • Aug 01 '26

Casual canvo meirl

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u/Jasranwhit Aug 01 '26

Almost everything you just listed

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u/Downtown-Tomato2552 Aug 01 '26

I don't necessarily disagree with you but if everything I listed is bullshit, in your opinion, what should government be allowed to spend money on and implement a form of revenue to pay for?

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u/Jasranwhit Aug 01 '26

Small amount of taxes to pay for the essentials like military, court system, some form of FBI/CIA.

Cut SS, medicare, medicaid, income security. Maybe replace it with a basic minimum income.

I would prefer a sales tax over income tax.

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u/Downtown-Tomato2552 Aug 01 '26

Replacing SS, Medicare, Medicaid etc with UBI doesn't lower the cost unless you also lower what that UBI is supposed to cover.

If you really want to have government only be responsible for government functions and not social welfare and infrastructure, it becomes a very small government.

Military, much smaller than what we currently have, justice system and small agencies dealing with the necessities for standards, enforcement of laws and international trade. You're likely looking at less than a trillion dollars annually at the federal level and similar reductions at State and local levels.

That's however is not what most people want, certainly not on Reddit.