Rough concept: All or a potion of all Federal taxes got on a type of end of the year “escrow” where the people can choose the programs the government wants to fund. The government pitches the things that need funding and we get 3 months to choose where and what get funded. The programs that get funded stay, the ones that don’t get axed! This would allow people to be more active in the process. They would have more say in what is going on. This could all be done by an app that’s linked to an account that this money is set aside into. A way to slim down the fat in the government
How about create a set of mutual tax funds to better represent where citizens get to send their money. If someone wants their tax money going to social programs then they can choose the “Social Program” mutual fund, versus a military or educational fund. Allow them to choose percentages of each fund for granular control.