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maybe not exactly the same but it is aguable if the majority of people had to write check to pay their taxes instead of having their taxes auto-deducted by thei
by tokyodude 8y ago
maybe not exactly the same but it is aguable if the majority of people had to write check to pay their taxes instead of having their taxes auto-deducted by their employer they'd push much harder for lower taxes and less government spending
it's much harder to make $40k a year and write a check for $5k than to just get a net pay of $35k with the $5k never reaching your bank account. (note: No idea what income tax is at $40k)
PS: don't have an opinion if this would be a good or bad idea. can see it both ways
- freddie_mercury 8y agoWhy is it "arguable"? What you suggest is exactly how it worked before 1943 and there was a massive expansion of government, government services, and tax rates between 1913 and 1943. The actual historical evidence strongly suggests this theory is spurious and easily dismissed.