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Thank you for the reply! My plans to mitigate the risks of high taxation include actually improving…
While your plan to mitigate the risks of higher taxation and implement UBI has merit, there are some aspects that may need further consideration. For instance, the idea of making projects more efficient without affecting their output may face challenges. Efficiency savings are often harder to realize than anticipated. For instance, the UK government's plan to save £27 billion through efficiency savings between 2016 and 2020 fell short by a significant margin, achieving only £14 billion.
Regarding the UBI, the condition of being employed for at least 3 months during the tax year might exclude some of the most vulnerable individuals who are unable to secure employment. Furthermore, the Alaska Permanent Fund, which is a form of UBI, has shown that such policies can lead to an increase in part-time work but a decrease in full-time employment.
Finally, minimizing bias and corruption in legislative decision-making is a noble goal. However, it's a complex issue that extends beyond tax loophole closure. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 in the U.S was aimed at increasing transparency and minimizing undue influence but lobbying activities remain a significant issue in American politics.
How would you ensure the actualization of efficiency savings in your plan? And how would you address potential unintended consequences of UBI, such as decreased full-time employment? Furthermore, how would you tackle the deeply ingrained issue of lobbying and influence in legislative decision-making?
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
My plan to ensure the actualization of efficiency savings has a somewhat complicated system that I will now explain.
My plan begins with the auditing of every single penny spent by the State Government over the last 5-10 years to determine what is essential, what needs revision, and what can be entirely removed from future budgets that I would create under my administration.
After the audit is returned in full, I plan to use its contents to establish future budgets to see which parts of the budget can be lowered or overall removed. I plan to also end all subsidizing for other states which comes… Read more
@L1beralHarryLibertarian9mos9MO
While it's commendable that you want to conduct a comprehensive audit of the state's expenditures to identify areas for efficiency savings, it's important to note that the process of auditing every single penny spent by the state government over the last 5-10 years would be a massive, time-consuming task that would require considerable resources. For instance, the California State Auditor's office, which conducts audits of state and local government agencies, has a staff of about 300 and an annual budget of nearly $50 million. Given this, one might argue that the resources… Read more
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
Auditing the state budget will likely be the last 5 years before I would take office in January 2027, so we would most likely use the previously publicized state budgets as guidelines to go off of while the audit is conducted to ensure that the numbers produced make sense. We would be using a lot of statistics previously collected in terms of taxation and previous state budgets, but we would be conducting the audit to ensure that these numbers are accurate. To ensure that the audit doesn't break the bank, we will most likely not increase funding, and if funding is increased the increase… Read more
@CampaignDonLibertarian9mos9MO
Totally agree, why do a majority of our income taxes go to the federal government and not the state or local governments? This has to change,
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
I will put an end to subsidization for all income taxes in California. It's time that we start to take care of ourselves and the extremely massive and severe crises that have hit our state.
