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Lobbying by the tax prep companies is a big part of how it got so byzantine in the first place.
by TylerE 3y ago
Lobbying by the tax prep companies is a big part of how it got so byzantine in the first place.
- l33t7332273 3y agoCan you elaborate on that, perhaps with some substantive example? I believe that these companies lobby to keep IRS from providing free tax prep, but I do not think that they lobby to make the tax code more complicated. It’s my understanding that the tax code is complicated as a result of disparate efforts to increase support among voting blocks, to encourage/discourage behaviors, and to reward supporters/backers.
- RIMR 3y agohttps://billmoyers.com/story/how-lobbying-by-tax-preparer-helps-keep-tax-day-complicated/ https://billmoyers.com/story/how-lobbying-by-tax-preparer-he...
- l33t7332273 3y agoNone of that examples support the thesis that tax preparation companies are responsible for making the tax code more complicated.
- RIMR 3y agoKnowing that the economy is only going to get larger and more complex, how is the constant lobbying to keep the system inefficient not making it more complicated? Did you have a specific counter-argument, or just thought-termination?
- robertlagrant 3y agoThe people to blame aren't the lobbyists. It's those who choose to be lobbied.