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natex | 4 years ago

Not sure why this comment is getting downvoted. Seems like a rational opinion? What am I missing?

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jeltz|4 years ago

That the word challange is overly dramatic plus technically incorrect (adding a deduction that the government could not possibly know of is not a challenge). In actuality you just add any missing deductions, double check the numbers and then submit. His proposed system is just busy work.

That said I did not downvote.

systemvoltage|4 years ago

I've outlined the reasons here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27908298

The problem is that I am not a tax expert and but it rings a lot of alarm bells of expansion of government power.

We're effectively bandwagoning behind Netherland's system while ignoring the massive differences between levels of government, size of population and scale, and the overall law making process.

All for a stupendous reason = Ease of filing. Filing taxes on a bus while on vacation is such a outrageously insignificant 'feature'.

spaetzleesser|4 years ago

It’s not a rational opinion. It’s based on not understanding how the process works in other countries.

aliswe|4 years ago

"disagree, lets downvote"

e12e|4 years ago

Probably? I don't really agree with gp, but up-voted, as it reads like a reasonable argument. Normally I'd probably neither up or down vote, but I generally browse with "show dead" - and it's sad to see comments down voted to oblivion when users offer an opinion that's just slightly against the consensus. Without dissenting opinions there's not much debate left. /meta