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Why are we even having to file our own taxes? Supposedly a political gambit from the right. The idea is if paying your taxes is painless, you will cease to not
by ip26 8y ago
Why are we even having to file our own taxes?
Supposedly a political gambit from the right. The idea is if paying your taxes is painless, you will cease to notice them. But the more painful paying them becomes, the more attention you will pay to what you are paying, and then the more you will object & vote to lower your taxes.
- godelski 8y agoI've heard this too, but also that Regan supported this style of taxing. Which seems like part of the Republican ideal: cut out the middle man.
- midasz 8y agoA Planet Money episode went into this. It's basically: - We (R) don't want taxes - We will make filing taxes the most cumbersome thing possible - People will hate taxes