Now that Tax Day is Over, Here is a Remind of How the Republicans CRUSHED a Fool-Proof Plan to Make Doing Taxes Easier (insurance, dollar)

[Boss]

No all need to take the time to learn how to make money and to use the tax code to your own advantage.

You guys on the right like to talk about individual rights. So put up and work the issue.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by T-310

I can fill my own tax forms.

I need no one to hold my hand.

Cool story bro. You are just too awesome for this topic.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

That's just adorable.

So, you don't want a simple tax that keeps people from using special loopholes?

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So, you want special tax breaks for you?

I don't think that is what he said but by all means read between the lines so you continue to argue.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Cool story bro. You are just too awesome for this topic.

Damned skippy.

I use every loophole in the tax code to my advantage. Lessens the amount I pay, actually my tax credits zero out my tax liability so I essentially pay no income tax.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by T-310

Damned skippy.

I use every loophole in the tax code to my advantage. Lessens the amount I pay, actually my tax credits zero out my tax liability so I essentially pay no income tax.

Yep, you must make a hell of a lot of money.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Yep, you must make a hell of a lot of money.

Trust fund baby plus high paid engineer for BNSF.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So, you don't want a simple tax that keeps people from using special loopholes?

"Simple" is sometimes used as an antonym for "intelligent".

For one thing, your simple plan completely ignores that people on the low end of the scale need to spend a much larger percentage of their income to simply stay alive. For another, you're assuming that the words "you made" have a simple definition. They do not.

"I made 11 million dollars? You're quite mistaken. I made $110.72. Oh, yes - the company in the Caymans that happens to own the house that I rent at $2.31 per month, and the Bentley that they generously let me borrow - that company made $11,231,368.38, but they only pay me this pathetic pittance. Shocking. Now obviously, it would be quite improper for you to poke around in the Cayman tax authorities' business, sir. Are we done here?"

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by T-310

Trust fund baby plus high paid engineer for BNSF.

Now tell us about the plane you own, dreamboat.

[stburr91]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So, you don't want a simple tax that keeps people from using special loopholes?

What is a loophole?

I have write offs for my expenses, that is not a loophole.

Back on topic, how does the government know how much I will make, and what my expenses will be?

If the government will just put the same numbers in that were used last year, why can't taxpayer just do that? What is the point of this program?