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Nobody is talking about changing one's ability to file their own taxes. But even modest proposals like having the IRS fill in all information it already knows a
by tanderson92 10y ago
Nobody is talking about changing one's ability to file their own taxes. But even modest proposals like having the IRS fill in all information it already knows are shot down by politicians, many conservatives. Coincidentally, many of them receive substantial campaign donations from tax prep industry.
- treehau5 10y ago> Coincidentally, many of them receive substantial campaign donations from tax prep industry. So an industry that would essentially be wiped out, and an entire academic field invalidated (or left with few options for work, one of them being the IRS themselves), so they organize and lobby politicians to ensure their industry's survival? Color me shocked.
- tanderson92 10y agoTheir (the industry's) behavior is entirely rational, I am not criticizing them. However, that does not imply that the current system is best for society. And since politicians are nominally elected to represent society's best interests, I am criticizing the politicians and the system that enables that.