[HN Gopher] H.R.25 - Repeal income tax and abolish the Internal ...
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       H.R.25 - Repeal income tax and abolish the Internal Revenue Service
        
       Author : vyrotek
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2025-01-14 22:42 UTC (18 minutes ago)
        
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       | aurizon wrote:
       | IRS = very crooked. Take gambling and lotteries. We know house =
       | wins. Yet the IRS grabs huge % of lottery winnings, yet does not
       | allow gamblers to deduct their ticket costs = a huge unearned
       | windfall for the IRS. Here in Canada the CRA (functions like IRS)
       | is fair, lotteries are not taxed and thus no deductions for
       | tickets. Seems to be a relic of religious oppression - IHMO
        
       | gedpeck wrote:
       | I sincerely hope this gets enacted. It would be great for states
       | like California to stop subsidizing states like Louisiana.
        
         | jmclnx wrote:
         | I was thinking the same, I live in more of those states too.
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         | But I expect if not done with great care, we will be in for a
         | real bad economic ride.
        
       | gigel82 wrote:
       | It works for Somalia, I'm sure we can all strive to get to that
       | level one day.
        
         | jmclnx wrote:
         | This is my expectation if this is signed by the orange idiot.
        
       | CabSauce wrote:
       | It shouldn't really need to be mentioned at this point, but sales
       | taxes are extremely regressive. The burden is shouldered by
       | people with lower incomes.
        
       | Twirrim wrote:
       | Yet another attempt to shift tax burdens to the working class.
       | Yay. (/s if that wasn't obvious)
        
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