I allways thought of government as a group who believes they know the best way to spend your money, or at least more than you do. They decide how much to give to charity and which one, though this is not a duty but it makes them look good and serves in trades or favorsI get what your saying, but i still don’t agree with the concept. Local governments have also seized private property for tax revenue (generations of family owned property stolen and given to private company to build townhouses)- SCOTUS upheld that terrible decision not so long ago. There are many people whose dollars are seized that don’t give a rats ass about festivals, concerts, and the like. Curious if any of these tax revenues were voted on by the people prior to it happening. My guess is no.
Just a theory