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Tell me more about how having all of the data for most people and almost all of the data for the rest is like having no data at all for anyone. Because I'm stru
by BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
Tell me more about how having all of the data for most people and almost all of the data for the rest is like having no data at all for anyone. Because I'm struggling to see the connection to that last step.
The fact remains through all of this that the IRS does actually have _all_ of the needed information for the vast majority of tax filings.
It's an extremely bad faith reach to be like "but maybe I sell my house for bags of paper cash (no banks) every year without telling anyone but want the IRS to know about it" and pretend like that's not an absolutely obnoxiously absurd argument against doing something that would help nearly everyone in the country.
Because, let us be absolutely clear, the vast vaaast majority of everyone in the country live in other states, do report sales even if they do live in those states this person is making the claim about, don't sell or buy houses all that often if at all, and especially don't do it without involving a reporting financial institution.
- vel0city 3y agoI'm not saying anything about the IRS system, I'm just saying the federal government definitely doesn't have all household sales data for all residential sales. It's not required filing in Missouri and several other states. The federal government likely has zero clue what I spent to buy my house. They could probably find it if they bothered looking hard enough, but it wasn't directly reported anywhere with the government, especially federally. I'm totally not against having a simple filing system though and agree for most people for most years it would be way simpler. Just pointing out a spot where you're incorrect on the federal government, especially the IRS, knowing everything. You're getting really angry at me about things I've never said. Probably time to calm down my dude.
- BugsJustFindMe 3y agoI'm not angry at you. Sorry if it came across that way. I was referencing the other comments upthread not made by you that seem like a bad faith troll.