[kybernetyk]

>It's a moral/ethical stance, I guess - tax funds social infrastructure and I think we need more of that.

Then donate that "optimized" tax money to a charity where it does more good than being pumped in some governmental megaproject that burns most of its funding just on overhead.

[lmm]

What makes you believe that charities spend money more effectively than governments? I would expect the opposite; the government at least has the press and voters trying to hold them to account, whereas charities have very little oversight.

[tommyd]

> Then donate that "optimized" tax money to a charity where it does more good

Took the words out of my mouth, exactly my thinking

[zimpenfish]

It's a nice idea but I'm not sure it would make much difference either way (although I do give money to charity anyway.)