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Government finances at all levels should be implemented like counties.
Figure out what you want to spend, add any debt from last year, then apportion the taxes to bring in that amount.

"Two billion for underwater trains, to be paid for by a 2% tax on cigarettes", or similar fiscal prestidigitation, is the problem. We're being taxed at rates made up for political purposes, nominally to cover a budget made up for political purposes, so that politicians can complain about it.