Yesterday I wanted to throw my laptop out the window.
Taxes are bullshit.
Not the concept of government taxation, but the way in which it is carried out.
I believe that the government is purposefully trying to take more of your money than they should legally be allowed to. Here's how it works:
Your money is taken from you by the government every time you get a paycheck. At the end of the year, if you are a poor college graduate with loans up the WSU, the government is supposed to give some of that money back. In order to get the money back, however, you must complete a gauntlet of bullshit. The government knows that most people do not have degrees in accounting and the time and know-how to learn complex tax codes. They therefore reinforce the complexity of the system so that people, instead of being able to clearly state their income level, are driven mad.
Do you get that? Paying taxes is confusing on purpose because the government wants to rip us off! That's like when your dad promised to pay you for mowing the lawn, but they he gave you the money in Thai baht and made you go convert it to cash yourself.
AHHHRG!
It used to be easier too. Just check the link below for a 1040 form from 1949. It's ridiculous, but more ridiculous is the AMT.
ReplyDeleteA "tax for the rich," that has gotten so out of hand that it's crushing the middle class. There are some true horror stories about what the IRS can do with that. Under the AMT, for example, if you have stock options that are worth a ton--then plummet--and you sell at a low point, the govt. will still want the money from when they were worth a ton. Even though you don't have it.
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ReplyDeletejust take advantage of the many a company that is offering to do your taxes for you for free if you are below a certain oncome.
ReplyDeleteeasy peasy.