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Even better is to have the IRS to automatically calculate your tax each year. Send a postcard with the results, if you disagree, you do the entire filing yourself. Planet Money[0] did a story about California's attempt years ago. Conservatives vetoed the legislation because they think taxes should be painful.

[0]: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/03/709656642/epis...

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Even better would be to abolish the income tax and the IRS. Democrats and Rhinos opposed this during the TEA party revival, which became MAGA at the frustration and realization of the uniparty of DC.

But keep playing dems vs repubs game. Many have already seen the realization that its now elitist vs MAGA. Aka elitist trying to control everyone else vs individuals trying to live their lives

> Conservatives vetoed the legislation because they think taxes should be painful

It's a shame that Republicans have totally dominated California politics since ReadyReturn got vetoed. It's like Texas on the west coast.

ReadyReturn did eventually make it through the legislature, so you sarcasm doesn't fit the situation.

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