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dent or elevator operator. Each party, when planning its program, would list its objectives in the order of their importance, with accompanying estimates of the cost of each item (summarized briefly and simply enough for all to understand). The cost estimates of each party’s program would be presented to the voter in terms of a percentage of his income, thereby giving the individual voter an exact picture of what to expect from each party’s program and what these programs would cost him in taxes. For example: The Democratic Party might announce that its program, calling for X, Y and Z, would cost the voters 22 per cent of their income. The Republican Party, running on A, B, C, would need 15 per cent. The voters would choose, weighing program and cost. Payment of the tax after election would be voluntary, but failure to pay would forfeit a person’s voting privilege until his tax account was squared.

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dent or elevator operator. Each party, when planning its program, would list its objectives in the order of their importance, with accompanying estimates of the cost of each item (summarized briefly and simply enough for all to understand). The cost estimates of each party’s program would be presented to the voter in terms of a percentage of his income, thereby giving the individual voter an exact picture of what to expect from each party’s program and what these programs would cost him in taxes. For example: The Democratic Party might announce that its program, calling for X, Y and Z, would cost the voters 22 per cent of their income. The Republican Party, running on A, B, C, would need 15 per cent. The voters would choose, weighing program and cost. Payment of the tax after election would be voluntary, but failure to pay would forfeit a person’s voting privilege until his tax account was squared.

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