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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by newhotelowner on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @08:25PM (#27523391)
> "Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders."

This is the reason why we have to file tax papers. State & federal can calculate taxes for majority of the people but don't because a group "" want people to suffer and revolt against income tax.

All politicians wants to cut spending but just not for the area they represent.

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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by kfrzcode on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @08:35PM (#27523471)
The biggest reason we don't have automatic tax filing in the U.S. is the Intuit & H&R Block lobbyists fighting against it.

According to this ProPublica report, that is.

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-f...

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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by bushbaba on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:05PM (#27523713)
As the saying goes. Out of sight out of mind.
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