• Gigan@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    just take the correct amount out of people’s checks and leave them the fuck alone.

    Isn’t this how it works for most people with a W2? It only gets complicated when you start adding dependents or starting side businesses.

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      7 months ago

      they take the appropriate amount out but they don’t “leave me the fuck alone” – you still gotta fill out all the paperwork and file your taxes

      pretty much every other country in the world, come tax season, just sends out a receipt for you to sign …

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      7 months ago

      Not if you take any form of assistance, make any purchases for a business/education, get income from multiple places, work in multiple states, have health insurance, or even received tax credit from a previous year where the government took too much.