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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by mywittyname on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @03:47PM (#40803854)
> Why the heck would we want tax collection to get more inefficient every year?

There is a subset of Republicans who believe that taxes should be painful. They should be constantly front-of-mind for every American. It keeps people from forgetting about income taxes and having them fade from public discourse.

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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by robertlagrant on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @03:50PM (#40803903)
> There is a subset of Republicans who believe that taxes should be painful

Can you cite this?

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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by Caligatio on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @04:02PM (#40804033)
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/07/18/tax-filing-...

Scroll down to the section that mentions Americans for Tax Reform and links to the presentation: Doing taxes keeps citizens aware of the tax burden imposed upon them by the government. A Return-Free scheme would allow the government to raise revenues invisibly

In case you're not aware of Norquist, https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/1...: The paradox for taxpayers is that visible, painful taxes are the taxpayer's best protection against runaway government spending and taxes.

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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by ryandrake on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @03:56PM (#40803975)
Look up Grover Norquist and his lasting influence on even modern Republican policy.
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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by robertlagrant on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @04:00PM (#40804015)
> he is the primary promoter of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a pledge signed by lawmakers who agree to oppose increases in marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses, and net reductions or eliminations of deductions and credits without a matching reduced tax rate

This guy?

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Re:Millions of Taxpayers Call the IRS for Help. Two-Thirds D... by ProjectArcturis on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @04:01PM (#40804016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_duckies
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