Tax Choice For Lexington

Since the day of our country's inception, Lexington has been a hotbed of revolutionary ideas and democracy. Tax choice, a novel policy that will democratize government and make government more efficient, is a step in continuing this long-standing tradition.

There are no two ways around it: nobody likes to pay taxes. It is hard not to view taxes as burdensome payments for some arbitrary endeavor from which we may never see tangible results. However, by implementing a tax choice system, we empower ourselves as taxpayers and encourage municipal departments to deliver more accountable and efficient services.

A tax choice system would allow residents to allocate where in the town budget their own taxes go. In other words, upon submission of your taxes, your money going to the town is already earmarked to be spent in a certain way. This means more accurate representation, more efficient government, and more informed citizens.