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>(1) The tax system is very simple if you're not trying to game the system or minimize your tax burden. Almost all of the complexity arises from the allowance f
by clarky07 15y ago
>(1) The tax system is very simple if you're not trying to game the system or minimize your tax burden. Almost all of the complexity arises from the allowance for deductions and the related regulations necessary to prevent abuse of those deductions.
How is taking deductions "gaming the system?" Why on earth would I not try to minimize my tax burden. The US government is not a charity, and it functions far worse than most charities do. If I'm just going to give money away, the government is not going to be my first choice for recipient.
- rprasad 15y agoYou wouldn't say that if you knew how most charities operate... As for "gaming the system." I mean that they are attempting to maximize their outcome by "playing" all of the rules available. (For example, by committing a holding foul to prevent a receiver from scoring a touchdown in college football.) Essentially, they have gamified the tax code. I do not intend a positive or negative inference.