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Disclosure of tax payments would make it easier to hold politicians accountable. It also would help to reduce fraud and economic inequality.

I can see a case being made for full-disclosure for politicians, but the case for private individuals is harder. If the goal is to hold politicians accountable, why should i other who who are not politicians disclose?

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Even if you require all politicians to publish their tax returns, it wouldn't really be "holding politicians accountable." They have become more sophisticated in their pay offs and much of the graft flows to their children rather themselves. See Secret Empires by Peter Schweizer for a recent book diving into how this now works.

Why should you be any different from politicians? Did you think it’s only politicians who fiddle their taxes?

they are public servants who have a lot more influence than average individuals.

fiddle their taxes

Isn't that the job of the IRS to determine

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