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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by nazgulnarsil on Saturday September 26, 2020 @09:38PM (#24603518)
In aggregate it isn't a lot of money. The top 25% pay 86% of all income tax. The bottom 50% pay 3% of all income taxes.

Innumeracy among even educated people is why our policies are the mess they are.

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Re:The IRS Sets a Trap for Cryptocurrency Tax Cheats by BurningFrog on Saturday September 26, 2020 @10:54PM (#24603849)
> In aggregate it isn't a lot of money.

You may be right.

Maybe my point is better made by saying that minor spending enforcing these taxes bring in a lot of money.

> Innumeracy among even educated people is why our policies are the mess they are.

I'd say it mostly just reflects the relative power of various interests.

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