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They're probably right about that?
by loeg 3y ago
They're probably right about that?
- yongjik 3y agoWell, as a non-citizen US resident, having to do my own taxes definitely makes me think "They can't even build a tax filing system? What the fuck are they doing with all that money?" I guess the difference is that my mind immediately goes to "Who are those people who think government not doing its job properly is a Good Thing(TM), and why do Americans keep electing them?" It's as if a wannabe entrepreneur claiming "Capitalism does not work! Make me your CEO and I'll prove it to you!" - and then the board keeps falling for those guys.
- eastbound 3y ago> They can't even build a tax filing system? What the fuck are they doing with all that money? More like “They can’t even solve poverty? What are they doing with 2/3rd of my income?” France here. Cities have to build 40% of poverty housing, by law, because, well, we’ve determined that 40% people are poor. The benefit of not declaring income is not only taxes, but lower-rent housing as well.
- mikestew 3y agoI’ve paid no tax and I’ve paid lots of tax. I did not care in either case how much I was paying in taxes (it is what it is). What I did care about is how much of a pain in the as it is. Mail me a goddamn postcard telling me how much I owe and be done with it. And then to find out one political party would prefer that I suffer so I’ll vote the way they want? Yeah, fuck those guys, I’m voting for the other ones.
- loeg 3y agoYeah, to be clear, I'm not saying I agree with their goals. Just that making taxes more painful to file likely increases their salience.
- nxm 3y agoWell perhaps you don’t care, but majority of people care and feel the impact of higher taxes. I’d rather not have the government waste more of my money
- orev 3y ago> I’d rather not have the government waste more of my money Then campaign and vote for people who will handle the money how you prefer. You don’t get to argue with the bill after the money is already spent. Tax collection time is the wrong time to be having this fight.
- therealdrag0 3y agoWouldn’t sending a postcard with amount paid in taxes the same effect without causing everyone pain? The only thing anti-taxers need for their project is awareness of taxes paid, which can be done without needless pain.
- tadfisher 3y agoThe vast majority of working adults have to file a W-4, receive paystubs that shw exactly how much they're withholding for state and federal taxes, and get a W-2 every year with the totals. The 1099 is just busywork that doesn't give the taxpayer any extra information. I fail to see how prefilled forms would fail to alert taxpayers to the amount of taxes they pay.
- bobthepanda 3y agoi'm not saying that they're wrong. i'm just saying that's a lot of the logic. it is pretty cynical to say "i don't want to make people's lives easier so they better align with my political goals"
- lupire 3y agoNot entirely fair to them. Many politicians oppose simple taxes simply because they are on Intuit's "payroll".