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Do you think it’s more lucrative in tax money for the government if they continue doing things the way they are or if there were pre-filled taxes sent to each a
by siruncledrew 5y ago
Do you think it’s more lucrative in tax money for the government if they continue doing things the way they are or if there were pre-filled taxes sent to each american to confirm?
If I think about the state/federal tax services like businesses, wouldn’t the prospect of convenience be more likely to create more revenue inflow, or am I mistaken?
For example, if I send a customer a bill, with a due date and amount, then all the customer does is check it over then send the money that I asked for. It would seem ludicrous if I transacted with a customer and we played this back-and-forth guessing game where I want the customer to tell me the number in my head.
- asoneth 5y agoYes, what you describe is how civilized countries typically process their taxes for the reasons you describe. My understanding is that the US does not do it this way for a couple reasons: 1) lobbying from tax preparation companies and 2) anti-tax advocates who believe that making taxes simpler might result in people becoming less opposed to taxes in general.
- mardifoufs 5y agoTIL Canada is an uncivilized country?
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoWhen it comes to filing taxes we kind of are.
- thr0wawayf00 5y agoYes, this would definitely help the government collect tax revenues. > If I think about the state/federal tax services like businesses, wouldn’t the prospect of convenience be more likely to create more revenue inflow, or am I mistaken? No, you're not mistaken. The problem is that one of the major parties fundamentally believes that giving more money to the government is bad and they go to great lengths to make it harder to reduce collection, which in turn helps them politically to argue that the government is inefficient and ineffective.
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