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  <p>how can a person from the general public contribute to country's
  economy by being well-informed?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Primarily, by promoting policies and pursuing models which the informed person identifies as premised on realistic arguments versus those that are detrimental or make no sense.</p>

<p>A well-informed individual on his or her own is unlikely to outweigh activism or lobbying that pursues adverse interests. Nonetheless, that individual has more elements [than uneducated people] to scrutinize, analyze, and --if need be-- dismantle others' arguments. At the bare minimum, the well-informed individual can reasonably discern what would be most convenient (whether domestically or for the economy as a whole).</p>

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  <p>I understand one of the reason would be tax. If a person understands
  the importance of paying tax, then the person would be understand his
  responsibility and pay his tax promptly.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Not necessarily. Being well-informed is not deterministic of the rationale and conclusions at which the person will arrive. The well-informed person could reach a conclusion which is the opposite of the conjecture that he or she will become enthusiastic about taxes.</p>

<p>For instance, the individual could identify (as I personally do) that heavy taxation curtails a person's freedom, significantly complicates his or her financial planning, destroys incentives for productivity/innovation/self-improvement/etc., and even is ineffective toward the purposes of "well-fare" state with which politicians attempt to justify brutal levels of taxation.</p>

<p>Additionally, notions of utility as well as time value of money might still prompt a pro-tax advocate to delay his payment of taxes instead of paying them sooner.</p>

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<p>As the title stated, how can a person from the general public contribute to country's economy by being well-informed?</p>

<p>I understand one of the reason would be tax. If a person understands the importance of paying tax, then the person would be understand his responsibility and pay his tax promptly.</p>

<p>However, are there any other aspects can a informed person contribute to country's economy?</p>

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Well-informed citizen can contribute better to country's economy?
Arane
# Well-informed citizen can contribute better to country's economy?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-30)

As the title stated, how can a person from the general public contribute to country's economy by being well-informed?

I understand one of the reason would be tax. If a person understands the importance of paying tax, then the person would be understand his responsibility and pay his tax promptly.

However, are there any other aspects can a informed person contribute to country's economy?

**Tags:** political-economy, public-economics

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-30. Score: 1

> how can a person from the general public contribute to country's
> economy by being well-informed?

Primarily, by promoting policies and pursuing models which the informed person identifies as premised on realistic arguments versus those that are detrimental or make no sense.

A well-informed individual on his or her own is unlikely to outweigh activism or lobbying that pursues adverse interests. Nonetheless, that individual has more elements [than uneducated people] to scrutinize, analyze, and --if need be-- dismantle others' arguments. At the bare minimum, the well-informed individual can reasonably discern what would be most convenient (whether domestically or for the economy as a whole).

> I understand one of the reason would be tax. If a person understands
> the importance of paying tax, then the person would be understand his
> responsibility and pay his tax promptly.

Not necessarily. Being well-informed is not deterministic of the rationale and conclusions at which the person will arrive. The well-informed person could reach a conclusion which is the opposite of the conjecture that he or she will become enthusiastic about taxes.

For instance, the individual could identify (as I personally do) that heavy taxation curtails a person's freedom, significantly complicates his or her financial planning, destroys incentives for productivity/innovation/self-improvement/etc., and even is ineffective toward the purposes of "well-fare" state with which politicians attempt to justify brutal levels of taxation.

Additionally, notions of utility as well as time value of money might still prompt a pro-tax advocate to delay his payment of taxes instead of paying them sooner.


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