# Voting with our Wallets: Imagining the Modern Plebiscite
**Date:** 2025-10-22
**Author:** Wealth & Means Staff
**Source:** https://wealthandmeans.com/essay/voting-with-our-wallets-imagining-the-modern-plebiscite
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> A thought experiment in federal participatory budgeting: what would the U.S. budget look like if every taxpayer could direct percentages of their tax payment to specific program categories?

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