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To be fair I think the conservative objection is not quite that filing taxes needs to be annoying. The concern is more that automated tax calculation makes it e
by silotis 3y ago
To be fair I think the conservative objection is not quite that filing taxes needs to be annoying. The concern is more that automated tax calculation makes it easier for people to be blissfully unaware of how much of their money is going to taxes. Even now most people have minimal awareness of their tax burden thanks to automated tax withholding.
- twoodfin 3y agoThis conservative’s objection is to building the IRS data collection and analysis infrastructure needed to support “one click” tax returns for even just the most important parts of our absurdly complex tax code. Many here seem to think this is only constrained by tax software lobbying, and I think that’s naive. Take the EITC: It’s one of the most important redistributive/anti-poverty components of the tax code. It’s also a massive source of fraud, much of which is potentially unintentional, as the eligibility requirements are complex. Do we want the IRS tracking whether a supermarket cashier living with her boyfriend and her child is contributing more than 50% to the household’s total income? What if they break up 9 months into the year and he moves out? Does she need to send the IRS a notice?