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I hate filing taxes so much. I wish we would switch to purely sales tax and corporate tax. I know the arguments against them, but I just don't want to do pape

I hate filing taxes so much. I wish we would switch to purely sales tax and corporate tax. I know the arguments against them, but I just don't want to do paper work.

Sharlin 8y ago
I have never had to do any income tax paperwork. It’s not intrinsic to the concept of income tax, just a feature of the particular implementation in your country.
- dec0dedab0de 8y ago
  That would be fantastic, but I also don't particularly like the government having a list of where everyone works.
  - tallanvor 8y ago
    Your employer automatically files your W2 or related documentation with the government as it is, so they already know where everyone works.
mikeash 8y ago
It would put a crushing burden on those people who could least withstand it, but as long as you can avoid paperwork....
- mac01021 8y ago
  Must it be a crushing burden on the poor? I'm not advocating for a purely consumption based tax system but, if we were to have one, it seems to me that a small amount of ingenuity in the design of the tax scheme could mitigate that problem almost entirely.
- dec0dedab0de 8y ago
  Right, it was a flippant remark meant to express exasperation in one particular thing. Not a well thought out policy proposal. Although, when you say "a crushing burden on those people who could least withstand it" are you assuming I am suggesting a flat sales tax? It is possible to have a federal sales tax that has categories, with different percentage scales. So maybe a bag of rice has 0%, pork fried rice from the local Chinese food place has a %5 sales tax, and Lobster risotto from a fancy restaurant has a %50 sales tax. All I am suggesting is the burden of filing taxes should be pushed to businesses who already have to deal with accountants and lawyers and whatnot.
thorwasdfasdf 8y ago
in places like china and other parts of the world, no one does income taxes. the companies you work for do it for you. Note: I'm not recommending you move to those countries. the US is one of the few places that you still owe taxes too, even if you move out of the US!
webninja 8y ago
I hate the paperwork part too. The money part isn’t so bad.

I hate filing taxes so much. I wish we would switch to purely sales tax and corporate tax. I know the arguments against them, but I just don't want to do paper work.

Sharlin 8y ago

I have never had to do any income tax paperwork. It’s not intrinsic to the concept of income tax, just a feature of the particular implementation in your country.

dec0dedab0de 8y ago
That would be fantastic, but I also don't particularly like the government having a list of where everyone works.
- tallanvor 8y ago
  Your employer automatically files your W2 or related documentation with the government as it is, so they already know where everyone works.

mikeash 8y ago

It would put a crushing burden on those people who could least withstand it, but as long as you can avoid paperwork....

mac01021 8y ago
Must it be a crushing burden on the poor? I'm not advocating for a purely consumption based tax system but, if we were to have one, it seems to me that a small amount of ingenuity in the design of the tax scheme could mitigate that problem almost entirely.
dec0dedab0de 8y ago
Right, it was a flippant remark meant to express exasperation in one particular thing. Not a well thought out policy proposal. Although, when you say "a crushing burden on those people who could least withstand it" are you assuming I am suggesting a flat sales tax? It is possible to have a federal sales tax that has categories, with different percentage scales. So maybe a bag of rice has 0%, pork fried rice from the local Chinese food place has a %5 sales tax, and Lobster risotto from a fancy restaurant has a %50 sales tax. All I am suggesting is the burden of filing taxes should be pushed to businesses who already have to deal with accountants and lawyers and whatnot.

thorwasdfasdf 8y ago

in places like china and other parts of the world, no one does income taxes. the companies you work for do it for you. Note: I'm not recommending you move to those countries. the US is one of the few places that you still owe taxes too, even if you move out of the US!

webninja 8y ago

I hate the paperwork part too. The money part isn’t so bad.