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> Those other countries have much simpler tax codes than we do All German readers spew out their drink in disbelief - Pardon what?
by Titan2189 9mo ago
> Those other countries have much simpler tax codes than we do
All German readers spew out their drink in disbelief - Pardon what?
- zeroonetwothree 9mo agoWas Germany one of the listed countries?
- mbreese 9mo agoYes. > United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, among other countries.
- pezezin 9mo agoAs a Spanish guy living in Japan, I find the Japanese system hugely complicated (or better said, antiquated), so I shudder to think how bad the American system might be...
- gentooflux 9mo agoThe German word for how complicated the tax code is is "die Steuerverfassungskomplexität"
- buckle8017 9mo agoI think you're vastly under estimating how complicated the us tax code is.
- jenadine 9mo agoI have no idea about tha US tax code. An explanation would be welcome.
- buckle8017 9mo agoThe US tax code is enormous and changes often enough that there is no human alive that has read the entire thing. It's relatively easy to calculate the maximum someone with only ordinary income needs to pay. However to pay less you need to understand all of the potential tax deductions, of which there are vastly more than most people realize.
- rsynnott 9mo agoYou just aren't appreciating just _how_ majestically bonkers the US tax system is. It is truly a work of art. For a country which loves complaining about tax, and where half the political campaigning was traditionally about lowering tax, they sure love overcomplicating tax.