An interesting view on tax – which I can almost agree with

Lindani Gumede writes on News24 that we should scrap the current PAYE (Pay as you earn) tax system for a Pay as you can tax system.  Where people pay more or less tax based on their circumstances instead of the size of their salary.  So if you have fewer basic services, like people living in rural areas vs people living in cities, you pay less.  If you can prove that you're doing enough for your kids not to be a burden on the state later, you pay less tax now.

This is a brilliant idea, but will still only affect the people who are currently paying tax.

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