Download - Hacked tax forms
“There are only two certainties in life: death and taxes”
Benjamin Franklin
Some insights from hacking tax-forms
Back in 2003
I feel powerless, anonymous – I’m lost in a crowd
I’m feeling really disconnected - Government feels far away
There’s gotta be a way out of this…Let’s hack something together
Tax Choice
Hmm,let’s give mesome money to spend on
taxes!
Tax Report
And nowthose govpeople
better tell mewhere theyspent my
cash!
That was all back in 2003, what does it mean to me now?
Maybe back then I just needed to get more involved with people
With that behind me and many new friends what can we learn from forms?
Here’s how I think tax choice and tax report can help out being a citizen
Transparency: It shows where individual tax contributions go.
Transparency: It shows where individual tax contributions go.
It starts a conversation: “tax-choice” engages people. Where did you spend yours?
Simplicity: Show what numbers mean
Learn: Provides social glue to inform people about running gov. projects
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James Burke
Thanks!