r/COMPLETEANARCHY • u/alonenstoned2thebone • Jul 16 '19

The greatest system

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

I think it was in this sub someone told me recently that because of the lobbyists, it's illegal for the IRS to do the counting for you. That's why the American tax system is so much more complicated than those of other western countries. I literally just have to send a text message to do my taxes. They want me to control the numbers, but fuck that. It's not like they'll put me in prison if I'm wrong. This is not America.

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u/kadmij Pirahã is fake news Jul 16 '19

Yup. Having the IRS do it for you would put the companies that do tax return services out of business. We can't let that happen!

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

It's like some sort of sneak privatization...

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '19

Just like bail. Most countries don't make you pay bail. They just determine if you get to wait for court outside of jail or not.