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*Conspiracy hat on*

Paying income ta is made into an arduous task so people are likely to vote against taxes or for repeal of taxes instead of being accepted as a fact of life.




No need for the hat. As I understand, that is an explicit goal of influential political operatives like Grover Norquist and the Americans for Tax Reform (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Tax_Reform)




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