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Sure, part of the taxes goes to crap. But a part is spent for things that your local community will benefit from. Your accountant may spend some of the money locally which is great, (mostly necessities - lots will be spent with global companies/online) but it's unlikely any of it would make it to the larger projects which require gov-level coordination.

Giving that money to your accountant on one hand side you avoid funding the military, on the other you avoid funding things like NOAA, NAA, VA, food safety, and many others.



That $51,000 to the accountant covers payroll for at least a couple accountants and a secretary, the taxes and rent those individuals pay personally, the rent the business pays locally, food spent at local restaurants and grocery stores, and the taxes and rent those businesses pay. Rent and food make up anywhere from 30-50% of most modest income household budgets, so it's reasonable to believe 30-50% of that $51,000 stays in the community.

The impact the NOAA, VA, etc has on a local community of 100,000 is, barring a local employment center, 100,000/330,000,000*$51,000. It's not even close how much more of an impact paying your taxes to your local accountant instead of the government would have on where you live.




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