Why do politicians often prefer to a. take a “nickel-and-dime” approach to raising revenue by instituting many small taxes rather than paying for all government spending with one large tax?

2. why do politicians often prefer to a. take a “nickel-and-dime” approach to raising revenue by instituting many small taxes rather than paying for all government spending with one large tax? b. have tax issues be decided by the people directly through a popular referen-dum instead of by a vote in the legislature?