Which Congressperson Would You Trust With Your Taxes?

Let's say that you could choose which government organizations you gave your own, individual, hard-earned taxes to...OR...you could choose to give your own, individual hard-earned taxes to a specific congressperson who would then distribute your taxes as he/she saw fit.

Would you choose to directly allocate your taxes yourself? Or...would you choose to give your taxes to a specific congressperson? If you would choose to give your taxes to a specific congressperson...which specific congressperson would you choose to be your personal shopper for public goods?

For example...if you're a Ron Paul supporter...would you choose to directly allocate your taxes yourself...OR would you choose for Ron Paul to be your personal shopper for public goods? If you gave him your taxes then he would have full control over how he distributed them among the various government organizations.

Personally, I would choose to directly allocate my taxes myself. But I'm really curious just how many of you would actually trust specific congresspeople with your taxes.

Apparently, then, the legislators and the organizers have received from Heaven an intelligence and virtue that place them beyond and above mankind; if so, let them show their titles to this superiority. - Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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So we would be right to say the seers and prophets just mentioned are 'divine' and 'inspired' - likewise, everyone with a knack for poetry. Likewise, politicians and public figures are nothing less than divine and possessed when - under god's inspiration and influence - they give speeches that lead to success in important matters, even though they have no idea what they are talking about. - Socrates, Reason and Persuasion, Three Dialogues by Plato

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The only one I can think of is Ron Paul.

lizzie said:

The only one I can think of is Ron Paul.

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So would you give him your taxes...or would you directly allocate your taxes yourself?