Every once in awhile, you hear of an idea so blindingly obvious and inarguably wise that you wonder why in God’s name it’s still a notion and not a reality.
That happened to me this morning when I heard about the Taxpayer Receipt, the brainchild of the folks at Third Way.
In a brief and readable policy paper, David Kendall and Jim Kessler propose “providing each taxpayer with a receipt that shows them exactly how their money is spent to the penny.” That’s it.
via danpink.com
Well, why aren't we doing it?