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Population size doesn't matter for taxes, yet having many different types of rules (perhaps at state level?) could indeed be a complicating factor. If that's th
by fleddr 5y ago
Population size doesn't matter for taxes, yet having many different types of rules (perhaps at state level?) could indeed be a complicating factor. If that's the case, I'll take your word for it.
But do hear me out once more. The dutch tax system is anything but simple. It has an extremely complex rule set.
And because it is so complex, leaving the understanding of it to citizens has led to an enormous burden of processing and correcting faulty entries, staffing massive support desks, and so on.
So they solved complexity, centrally. The rules are just as complex as before, but the process and UI make it a breeze for a good 75%.
With this I mean to say that complexity is in fact another reason to solve things centrally. Why would you want to spread complexity around?
- avalys 5y agoI'm not talking about taxes in particular, I'm just talking about government in general. The US federal government is 20x larger than that of the Netherlands. The US is also more economically, socially, and ethnically diverse than the Netherlands. Larger systems are harder to manage.
- kerkeslager 5y ago> I'm not talking about taxes in particular, I'm just talking about government in general. Then stop doing that, and talk about the situation at hand, using the evidence in front of you. Even if "free market good, government bad" were a good rule of thumb (which it isn't), it clearly isn't working in this situation, so it's irrelevant.