[jarek]

>> And for the other side of the coin - what about not being reminded exactly how much value you got out of the government every time you drive down a road?

> I suppose this question is because you think I object to taxes; I don't. I'm fine with them but with as much transparency as possible.

I'm not sure I follow. You want transparency for government revenue and for every person to be in tune with the cost of government. Do you think it is important for people to be in tune with the expenses of said government? You could easily make the claim that explicit transparency in terms of how much money is spent on $government_service would be beneficial (true cost of "free" roads, money spent on each military base, etc). Sure, you could look it up in the budget, but most people will never look at one.