Assuming the article “Fear and loathing in the land of the 1040; Less than 20 percent of Americans brave this annual exam without professional help” ( 4/6, A-1) is accurate, then we have a situation with our income tax code that has reached new heights of insanity. It is a pathetic state of affairs when only 20 percent of Americans will attempt to file their income tax without outside help.
Be it a flat tax or a major simplification of the existing code, it is unfortunate that attention gets focused on this serious problem only at this time of year.
William Buechele
Shawnee
Again, those that do not pay much if anything into the system and those that keep their pork careers kicking are against Constitutional requirements, of which it clearly states equal taxation not progressive.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | April 08, 2009 at 02:15 PM
If they simplify the tax code, it puts too many accountants and lawyers out of business.
And if the tax code is required to be simple, there is no topic for the daily $5 meatball Washington lucheons.
Ever watch C-Span. Day after day, hundreds of luncheons go on in Washington where bureacrats, lobbyists, and special interests groups eat lunch (on your tab) for no other reason than to figure out another way to screw you over.
Posted by: Stifled Freedom | April 08, 2009 at 09:46 AM
This is exactly what the tax mongering deadbeats and lawyers want.
Flat tax is the only fair way to tax but a portion of those that do not pay income taxes will complain that it is not fair to them. Too bad we don't have the tax structure like Qatar.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | April 08, 2009 at 08:55 AM