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KLB · 02-27-2010, 13:43

It's probably easier to pressure congress not to raise a flat tax than it is to pressure the IRS to do anything. The tax code is so complicated that lawyers and accountants struggle with it; and much more so, the clerical worker that the average person deals with when they have a tax question. One study a couple of years ago verified that if somebody asked 5 different IRS reps the same question they would get 5 different answers. I've heard many of the pros and cons of having a flat tax, and while I don't know enough about it to be for or against abolishing the IRS, one thing does seem clear to me, the system we have now is an embarrassing example of bureaucracy run-a-muck that is in dire need of reform.

02-27-2010, 13:43	#11
KLB Asset Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33	Tax Reform It's probably easier to pressure congress not to raise a flat tax than it is to pressure the IRS to do anything. The tax code is so complicated that lawyers and accountants struggle with it; and much more so, the clerical worker that the average person deals with when they have a tax question. One study a couple of years ago verified that if somebody asked 5 different IRS reps the same question they would get 5 different answers. I've heard many of the pros and cons of having a flat tax, and while I don't know enough about it to be for or against abolishing the IRS, one thing does seem clear to me, the system we have now is an embarrassing example of bureaucracy run-a-muck that is in dire need of reform. __________________ “For myself, I debarked in the country upon as doleful a frame as I had ever known. The place cheered me. It was like dying and going to hell. Nothing could be worse, so you might as well perk up.” - Slapdash
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