Here's a thought I had when I saw my payslip today...

As part of a majority of the Philippine corporate whores peons who get paid bi-monthly, today I saw my payslip and looked directly at how much the big ol' government was juicing me. And as any hardworking corporate whore peon, you know that you've been robbed if your tax amounts to more than, say, 300 pesos. Am I right?

Anyway, a question came to mind -- if the government were to do something worthwhile for the country's populace, what would I want it to be? Obviously, if you're a part of the corporate world, I'm sure that "no taxes" would come to mind. But let's face it, the government needs money to function (essentially) and prosper (ideally). So I thought of this instead.

What if the we were taxed based on the who we cast our votes for during the elections? For example, I voted for President A but President B won. So those people who voted for President B would have to pay much more tax because the person they "hired" to work for them was elected to the office. Also because the people who voted for B are obliged to pay the "wage" of B. You hired B, you pay for B's compensation! This will also hold true for other elected government officials such as vice president, senators, congressmen, etc. So if the person you voted for isn't doing his job or is always absent during sessions, then it would make you think twice about re-electing him in future elections.

The only drawback with this is the low turnout during elections. But that would mean lesser election-related violence. Right?

Really, I'm just bitter about the big taxes majority of us pay and see no plausible improvements whatsoever.