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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by piva00 on Monday May 04, 2020 @04:44AM (#23065786)
How can "easy verify and submit" hide taxes from the public?

Here in Sweden I receive my tax form pre-filled in a digital mailbox (basically a PDF of the tax form I'd get through snail mail on a website), I can see on the first page the total amount of tax paid, how much I owe or will receive as tax return and then another section with more details about interest I've paid, how much of that was deducted from my taxes, etc.

In about 5 minutes I have an overview of all the taxes paid from my income, how much went to the national, kommun/local government and I'm done.

I don't follow what is the argument about how making this process simple is considered anti-democratic.

Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by T-A on Monday May 04, 2020 @08:08AM (#23066987)
Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by ashtonkem on Monday May 04, 2020 @09:16AM (#23067642)
While the discussion of direct vs indirect taxes is interesting, the article just flatly asserts that Swedes are unaware of their tax burden without a shred of proof. That’s not convincing.
Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by T-A on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @06:40AM (#23089513)
> the article just flatly asserts that Swedes are unaware of their tax burden without a shred of proof

The article actually quotes and links surveys proving the point.