• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The problem here is that tax is overwhelmingly complex, we just need to forcibly simplify it in a manner that makes it more functional

    That’s called a complex solution

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      well no, see that’s where you’re mistaken. Tax is currently overwhelming complex BECAUSE of the tax law.

      Simple tax law makes taxes simpler, complex tax law makes tax more complex. Much like a simple solution solves a simple problem, and a complex solution solves a complex problem.

      You can generally force a simple solution on a complex problem by simply altering what the problem is. You might argue that tax is inherently complex due to the fact that it’s applied both to individuals and corporations/companies, however i would argue that it should only apply to one of those, making it vastly simpler, because it only has to focus on the one group. Repeat ad nauseam and boom simple tax law.

      You think tax was just as complicated back in the days of pre industrialization? It sure as hell wasn’t.