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londons_exploretoday at 3:21 PM1 replyview on HN

> Without IRS or congressional action, outcomes may unfairly favor the “well advised” over the “unaware.”

Part of the governments job should be to make sure those with expensive advisors do not end up much better off than those who do their own taxes with little knowledge of tax law.

The purpose of taxes is not to tax the dumb extra.


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fhntoday at 4:35 PM

you're right but the purpose of the IRS is to tax the dumb extra.