Revenue Streams for Public Organizations questions

As noted in the readings, taxes and user fees provide much of the revenue for public organizations that is necessary to fund public programs. ; Yet, despite these revenue streams, local, state, and federal governments consistently face budgetary shortfalls in attempting to fund public programs. ; What changes, if any, would you make to the way governments obtain revenue for public programs? ; Consider the following questions: would you make any changes to individual and corporate income tax rates, property taxes, or sales taxes? ; Would you increase or decrease user fees? ; Do you think that a flat tax might be a more appropriate way to generate revenue? ; Would a national sales tax (not to be confused with state sales taxes) be a sensible method to raise revenue?