I haven't received a refund in ages.
Hell, in 2001 I had to file Federal, Califonia State and
Iowa State taxes. Thank god Nevada doesn't have state income tax, or I woulda filed those too!
I fucking *hate* taxes. All this garbage, math-related, busy work just to find out how big a check I have to write.
Here's an idea... if the US gov't wants me to pay them more money, then why don't
they friggen do my paperwork and tell me how much I owe? It's not like I trust the gov't to spend my money wisely, yet I'm the one doing all the work to find out how much of my monkey they're going to waste.
Austin's mom had the right idea (she's been a public servant, so she's got great insight on the way the gov't works): No income tax, do it all with sales tax. That way all the people that cheat on their taxes, or don't file, or make their money illegally are still paying taxes because they all buy stuff. Plus we could just about ditch the IRS completely since there's no more filing. All we'd need 'em for is making sure companies pay the tax for the goods they sell, and breaking up black/grey markets.