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Re:Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze. Why Not in the US? by henrikschroder on Friday April 14, 2017 @05:08PM (#14117396)
But the amount of taxation isn't connected to the ease of taxation. It's not an either-or.

Also, in the US, as other commenters have pointed out in this thread, implementing pre-filled returns would increase tax revenue, since it would reduce tax fraud considerably.

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Re:Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze. Why Not in the US? by BoorishBears on Friday April 14, 2017 @05:34PM (#14117631)
From my comment right below:

>Obviously given the choice of a comparable tax burden and simplified returns I'd take it

I'm not against simpler taxes, I'm just saying I don't blindly envy Sweden's taxes, just the part where it's easy

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Re:Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze. Why Not in the US? by henrikschroder on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:31PM (#14118824)
Oh, sorry, I missed that part of your comment!
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