Comments on: Why is the Tax Code So Complicated? http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/03/why-is-the-tax-code-so-complicated/ Libertarianism A to Z Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Neil S http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/03/why-is-the-tax-code-so-complicated/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Neil S Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:37:45 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=312#comment-11 Shorter Yglesias Everything bad is the fault of right-wing ideologues (aka Republicans). Somehow, Public Choice theory seems to offer a more robust explanation. Shorter Yglesias

Everything bad is the fault of right-wing ideologues (aka Republicans). Somehow, Public Choice theory seems to offer a more robust explanation.

]]> By: happyjuggler0 http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/03/why-is-the-tax-code-so-complicated/comment-page-1/#comment-10 happyjuggler0 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:33:14 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=312#comment-10 Public choice theory says that the tax code is complicated so that politicians can hand out favors to special interests. It gets more and more complicated, until it gets so complicated that they massively simplify it. Then they have a huge slate with which to hand out favors again. Public choice theory says that the tax code is complicated so that politicians can hand out favors to special interests. It gets more and more complicated, until it gets so complicated that they massively simplify it. Then they have a huge slate with which to hand out favors again.

]]> By: anonymous http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/03/why-is-the-tax-code-so-complicated/comment-page-1/#comment-9 anonymous Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:53:12 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=312#comment-9 digging the new digs...what's up with that armadillo trouncing around the background when you load the page in chrome? digging the new digs…what’s up with that armadillo trouncing around the background when you load the page in chrome?

]]> By: Chee-Heong Quah http://jeffreymiron.com/2010/03/why-is-the-tax-code-so-complicated/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Chee-Heong Quah Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:56:00 +0000 http://jeffreymiron.com/?p=312#comment-8 Of course the complicated stuff harms the poor, not helping them. The reason? Simple. The rich can afford to hire specialists to avoid paying as much tax as possible but the poor cannot afford it. The end result may be some employment for tax consultants and accountants helping the rich to avoid paying hefty taxes. If you think this does help to stimulate the employment, then perhaps it is a good idea. Of course the complicated stuff harms the poor, not helping them. The reason? Simple.

The rich can afford to hire specialists to avoid paying as much tax as possible but the poor cannot afford it.

The end result may be some employment for tax consultants and accountants helping the rich to avoid paying hefty taxes. If you think this does help to stimulate the employment, then perhaps it is a good idea.

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