I am pretty shocked that you'd defend the system of tax reporting in the US. Have you seen:

[Intuit: Lobbying to Save TurboTax](https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=67211)

Can I assume that you also oppose healthcare reform?

I hate Intuit and support IRS free online filing. I know their lobbying and am proud that I have never paid a single cent to Intuit. I just don’t think tax reporting should be what OP describes: the taxpayer does nothing. It makes tax evasion far too simple for the multitude of the income unknown to the government.

I supported and continued to support Obamacare. Your insinuation is a rude non sequitur.

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talideon a day ago | parent [-]

> It makes tax evasion far too simple for the multitude of the income unknown to the government.

What makes you think this any more widespread in countries with a form of PAYE than countries like the US where you're expected to do the work twice?

	▲	kccqzy a day ago \| parent [-]
		Intentionally omitting some income when submitting a form is a more deliberate act than doing nothing at all.