> I honestly think more people would be willing to pay higher taxes if the process was low-effort for most people. TBH I think this is why Intuit has been so s

> I honestly think more people would be willing to pay higher taxes if the process was low-effort for most people. TBH I think this is why Intuit has been so successful in their lobbying efforts. A key goal of many politicians is to create tax breaks for the rich, and by making taxes as complicated as possible, they can trick the populace into agreeing to just about anything that would "simplify" the tax code.