Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
They didn’t have income taxes in the 1800s except for during the Civil War, but they had other types of taxes such as tariffs.
I figure road upkeep should be paid for proportionately by the people who use the roads. Multiply your mileage during the billing period by the rate for your class of vehicle, and pay for it along with your registration and license plates. Maybe add a toll transponder for high speed overhead toll readers at specialty roads such as tunnels and bridges.
Any government service that can be itemized and/ or individually quantified should be, and paid for in proportion as fees. Services that can’t be individually quantified, such as the deterrent effect of law enforcement presence, can be paid for with taxes. What style of taxation is still up for debate, but any style would result in lower overall taxes if we shift many services to a fair fee system.