Swiss research shows that giving citizens a direct say over how their taxes are spent leads to lower public debts, more cost-efficient services and even less tax evasion.
"Because Swiss citizens feel they can control politicians' spending through referendums, they are more prepared to give the government money and have a more positive attitude towards the state," said Daniel Kuebler, co-director of the Centre for Democracy Studies in the northern Swiss town of Aarau.
But the system has forced politicians to be more frugal than elsewhere. Switzerland recorded budget surpluses throughout the financial crisis despite having to bail out flagship bank UBS, while lawmakers in countries like Greece - the birthplace of democracy - ran up unsustainable debt piles.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/us-swiss-democracy-idUSBRE86G0DI20120717 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/us-swiss-democracy-idUSBRE86G0DI20120717)
Amazing, someone is actually already doing what I have been advocating for a couple years.
yeah we're cool like that.