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Old 09-21-2011, 08:33 PM   #316
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Originally Posted by pauldun170 View Post
Ed's situation is the perfect example of a real issue.

Is it unfair or fair that the tax system penalizes those who are ignorant of the tax system?
Is it right or wrong that the tax system rewards certain behaviors and punishes others?

Should the tax system be agnostic of culture\society and just be a fixed % on income?
1) Fair
2) Right

But, whether the IRS selected the right behaviors to reward, or is doing a good job of reducing abuse, is another subject....

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