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You should work at the library at tax time. Simple to us is really, very, not simple to many, many people. -- nm

Posted by Amy (aka momstravaganza) Jan 22 '09, 10:40

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- The more we try and idiot-proof the tax system, the more the universe will create bigger and better idiots. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:58
- it would be great if everyone was as smart as us. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 10:50
- They get very confused about what forms they need. It's sad, actually. And they don't have the computer skills to do it online--or a computer. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:46 6
  - About 5 years ago, I had to show a girl I was trying to get done how to, basically, Google the word "taxes". - TFox Jan 22, 10:50 5
    - People are scared they are going to screw up. And, honestly, they just don't have the literacy skills/vocabulary the forms require. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:52 3
      - I get that. I had to help SheFox backfile a bunch of years' taxes when we got together too. - TFox Jan 22, 10:54
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        OMG, the lines are ridiculous. We used to host tax assistance. Hundreds of people would get turned away every day. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 10:56
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- 1 way would be converting federal/state income taxes into a sales tax - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:45 2
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    - Point taken. - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:48
- I'd agree with this. There is a chunk of the population that aren't going to comprehend doing their taxes fully, no matter what it looks like. -- nm - TFox Jan 22, 10:44
This is similar to the point I'd make - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:41 4
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  - I'm not necessarily in favor of simplification just because people don't understand it - Strongbad Jan 22, 10:47 2
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