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> 1040EZ, if you even know what that is I think you buried the lead here. American public schools, part of the American government charged with teaching chil
by catalogia 7y ago
> 1040EZ, if you even know what that is
I think you buried the lead here. American public schools, part of the American government charged with teaching children and funded by taxes, don't teach kids how to pay taxes to the American government (maybe it sometimes happens, but it's certainly not standard.) It's ludicrous.
- Cougher 7y agoI'm not disagreeing with you, but how are schools supposed to teach kids how to pay taxes when it's such a convoluted specialty that requires college level education to learn?
- catalogia 7y agoFor most people it isn't that complicated, but public schools don't teach kids even the bare basics like "you can get the paperwork at public libraries and post offices."
- zbentley 7y agoEh, I think you could teach 90% of how taxes on wages, investments, and property work in a simple class for teenagers. It's the other 10% that takes years of study and legal expertise--but the vast majority of people don't need that 10% more than a few times in their lives (e.g. if they get very rich, retire, have to handle a complex family financial situation, or are otherwise massive outliers), and hiring a tax attorney at those times is probably a good idea regardless of whether or not you learned the basics in school.