Are they really trying to solve the problem of unreported income? Does it really solve that problem? We could look at that data from the IRS with a little study

Are they really trying to solve the problem of unreported income? Does it really solve that problem? We could look at that data from the IRS with a little study, and compare it to the productivity costs of millions of Americans compiling tax returns. The main problem tax returns are trying to solve is that Americans aren’t enraged enough at their taxes to demand lower taxes (on the rich) or a much simpler (and regressive) flat tax. I posit that there is no technical or financial incentive at all, and that the aim of the tax filing regulations is entirely political.