3 ms·
It feels like you are arguing against a point I didn't make. I was responding to this section from the parent "it'll be much harder to restrict benefits only
by ajmurmann 3y ago
It feels like you are arguing against a point I didn't make. I was responding to this section from the parent
"it'll be much harder to restrict benefits only to specific income brackets, but it would be much simpler and cheaper for taxpayers."
Also to "Take a moment to look outside of your borders.", I'm a German citizen where my dad is a retired tax officer and Iia business degree which involved accounting and taxation. I'm familiar with some taxation outside the US. If I weren't, there'd already have been dozens of other posts here describing the better tax filing solution in every country.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- a_humean 3y agoI apologise, I think I actually meant to reply the the parent above you. I was intending to criticise the implied premise that the problem with filing is that tax code is too complex, when its very possible in other complex tax justidictions to automate all of this away for most citizens (esp when the standard deductible is sufficient for almost everyone). There is evidence that its already possible to automate most of this away in the US because the data collection and calculation is already happening for most simple cases. I know this because I'm a dual citizen and I am constantly shocked at how terrible the IRS is and how relatively pleasant HMRC is. I just took it as non-sequitur to promote some other policy bug bear.