Meanwhile in America all I get is endless wars, the government in bed with corporations, and all my social services being taken away.
So what? Taxes are optional in Japan? 😅
From the article:
The collaboration is part of Japan’s “Furusato Nozei” (hometown tax contribution) system, which allows you to donate a portion of your income tax to a specific city (such as your hometown or a place with personal significance) instead of paying it all to the central government. In return, your chosen city will send you gifts.
Thank you for that tl;dr 😊
Furusato Nozei, introduced in 2008, is designed to support regional areas in Japan, particularly smaller towns and rural municipalities facing population decline and reduced tax revenue. Taxpayers can donate part of their income or resident tax to a municipality of their choice, not necessarily their hometown, and in return, they receive tax deductions and thank-you gifts such as local produce, seafood, wagyu beef, sweets, or experience-based rewards
This is the most libertarian-ass “let the free market handle it” bullshit I’ve heard of in my life, and I’m from Texas. Even the “Oops, we’ve been invaded by bears” town in NH was running their government better than this.
