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I can't think of a single person who wants taxes to become more complicated. How on earth does this happen? This overwhelmingly defies the democratic consensu
by notch898a 4y ago
I can't think of a single person who wants taxes to become more complicated. How on earth does this happen? This overwhelmingly defies the democratic consensus, thus absent some special constitutional protections shouldn't be possible in a democracy.
- fragmede 4y agoGiven that the more complicated taxes are, the easier it is for billionaires to hide what they're doing, pay less in taxes, and even get money back out from the IRS, along with giving accountants a job, is it really that much of a surprise?
- ticviking 4y agoBecause we each individually like the small exemptions we enjoy better than we like the idea of directly subsidizing those things. My home mortgage deduction and the solar tax credits are great examples of popular policies that would need to be changed when we simplify the code