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Is there anything we can do to fight back?
by serg_chernata 10y ago
Is there anything we can do to fight back?
- kardos 10y agoIt seems to me that /one/ open source project would obsolete their efforts. I'd donate to such a project, eg, in lieu of an Intuit donation...
- arebop 10y agoI would gladly match my tax prep fee with a donation to the counter-lobby, if one existed. Where can I buy tax-complexity-offsets?
- tvanantwerp 10y agoI work for the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax policy think tank. As a 501(c)3 we're not allowed to lobby, but we do work hard to show legislators the benefits of taxes that are simple, transparent, neutral, and stable. https://taxfoundation.org/principles/ https://taxfoundation.org/principles/
- pzone 10y agoThank you for the work you do. I disagree with the principle of neutrality because I support Pigouvian taxation. But we could use a lot more of the other three.
- coldpie 10y agoSenator Warren has introduced bills in the past to simplify the tax filing process. I'll let you do the homework to figure out for which party you should vote to help this kind of legislation pass. https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/04/13/elizabeth-warren-just-proposed-a-bill-to-make-tax-return-filing-way-easier https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/04/13/elizabeth-wa...
- jandrese 10y agoThe two (D)s on the top of that bill means it goes nowhere for at least 2 years, and probably 4. It won't even get to the floor of the House.
- knz 10y agoWork to elect people who believe that government is by the people and for the people? People being defined in the traditional sense rather than including corporations. The only other hope is probably tax reform but good luck getting agreement on where the tax rate(s) should be if deductions and credits were eliminated.