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Better?? Taxes in the US are a byzantine monster. State taxes are far simpler.
by Schiendelman 3y ago
Better?? Taxes in the US are a byzantine monster. State taxes are far simpler.
- tptacek 3y agoEmployees of the federal IRS are Waldorf Astoria concierges compared to state revenue agencies, regardless of what you think of the underlying statutes.
- Schiendelman 3y agoBut we’re not talking about “employees”. We’re talking about the entirety of an organization.
- tptacek 3y agoYes. The IRS is a relatively good organization, and a much older one than many of the state revenue agencies that underperform it so pitifully. This thread isn't a debate on whether we like the tax code (which the IRS doesn't control, not that it matters) but rather a discussion on whether the age and size of a bureaucracy determines its efficiency. Here's a counterexample to that claim.