Just simplify taxes for God's sake

Filing your taxes should take no work at all

Tax form with easy button.
(Image credit: Illustrated | IRS.gov, Elisabeth Burrell / Alamy Stock Photo)

Tax season is approaching, and assuming the federal government doesn't collapse before April, most of us are going to spend some bitter, frustrating hours trying to figure out what we owe (or are owed). It's going to be much worse this year for a lot of people, ironically due to the Trump tax cuts.

This raises an under-noticed political issue: policy straightforwardness. It's not exactly an easy thing to sell, but I'd wager a lot of money that any politician would gain tremendous political credibility from cleaning out the gunk in American government.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.