State GOP lawmaker proposes bill for 'optional tax donation'

[Oerdin]

What a waste of time.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

What a waste of time.

And a waste of money. It costs approxiomately $25,000 to introduce a bill because of Legislative Counsel and printing and distribution costs. That applies each time the bill is amended as well.

Your tax dollars hard at work!

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Phil306

How do we have any guarantee any monies given, would be put toward the deficit? The second someone gets a great idea and see some money sitting somewhere, bam. It will be diverted for their pet project of the month.

That is an excellent point.

I dont trust any of them to actually spend money where they say it will be spent.

The only way to secure that is to write into law provisions that will specify where they money goes.

And then that creates another problem-what if that money would be far better served paying for something else?

We should provide some leeway to them-maybe if two-thirds agree to divert funds elsewhere then they can do that.

[jazznblues]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

I'd support it, Warren Buffet wouldn't have to complain to the media how he feels so guilty paying the tax rate he paid last year.

Do you realize that Warren Buffet is a Nebraska resident?

Otherwise this change will do nothing meaningful. Do you really think Barbra Streisand will cough up more money because there is a place on the form that makes it easier?