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Originally Posted by Manx
Well - what we have works. So I don't understand why you would want to implement such drastic changes unless you view it from your own idealistic perspective.
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I can say that my ideals do not come into play when I say that the current system is broke dick and in need of replacement.
When every attempt to simplify the system makes it more complex.
When thousands of taxpayers lose out on millions of dollars because they don't understand the system.
When 46 tax professionals come out with 46 different answers, with a difference being more than $30,000....for the same tax return.
When the gov't itself admits that nobody understands the system.
When the amount of taxpayers increased 12%, but the number of calls to the IRS for help tripled.....even with the advent of custom software to prepare taxes.
I say the system is broke and broke bad (poor english on purpose).
On that same argument, I will also admit that there is no "perfect" tax system that will please everybody.
I then sacrifice some of my ideals for a system that would at least be an improvement to the one we have rather than give up and accept a monstrosity.
This system is so simple that only the people that need to pay attention to the warning label on a chainsaw that says "don't stop chain with hand" could be confused. Hell, even a flat tax would be an improvement over what we have now.
With a consumption tax, there is no more worrying about how the forms are filled out, were the correct deductions included, will the gov't accept this deduction and not this one, etc. Everytime you shop, you take a bite out of your tax burden. And the best part is that it would be a smaller bite than the one currently taken, for virtually all people.