Hi all I was reading this on the train yesterday, and I was impressed with how well the author captured what we're trying to do with WDMMG (http://wiki.okfn.org/p/Where_Does_My_Money_Go) by using the simple idea of a receipt for tak payers:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/caitlin_moran/article6868223.ece The last three paras: "But you know what would, in a single stroke, make tax-paying much more popular in this country? And might even keep my incredibly close friend Tracey here? "A receipt. After all, whenever I’ve just blown £227 in Waitrose and feel a bit alarmed by it, it’s oddly comforting to read through the receipt and say to myself, “but at least I have a lot of yoghurt now”. Similar comfort would be experienced by the taxpayer if, in exchange for a large cheque, one was simply issued with a print-out of what you’d just bought yourself: £2,000 for the NHS, £600 for streetlights, £2 for Prince Andrew, etc. "And of course, once you’ve got a receipt, it’s much easier to claim a refund . . ." _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
