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Other countries just calculate up an estimated bill and it seems to work for them. Is there something about US taxes that makes that solution intractable?
by shadowgovt 3y ago
Other countries just calculate up an estimated bill and it seems to work for them. Is there something about US taxes that makes that solution intractable?
- lazide 3y agoThere is a large percentage of the US economy is dependent on them being inscrutable for various reasons.
- lozenge 3y agoThey weren't designed for it. I'm in the UK and there's reporting systems for- employers, pension schemes, savings accounts, charities and student loans- all to avoid most people having to fill in a tax return. Something like deducting sales tax would never be passed as a law because it wouldn't be accessible to most people. As an analogy, we can say that laundry will never be automated because the washing machine can't separate whites from colours, doesn't apply stain remover, doesn't remove the delicates when it transfers to the dryer, etc. All technically correct, but people stopped caring. People have a financial and emotional attachment to their tax loopholes though.