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Originally Posted by mikesouth
[I]nstead of witholding taxes from American paychecks I have long thought people should have to write a check to the government...I bet we would hold our elected officials MUCH more accountable for how they spend our money....OK rant over
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Because they would never get their money
I write them a check quarterly now on my ''self employment (and other) income'' but would the average worker set aside part of his paycheck for the US government to spend?
That's why the VAT Tax is so much in the EU they finance the government with a consumption tax in addition to other revenues.
If the US government didn't withhold income and FICA taxes at the source (W-2 wages) -- 70% would not pay and the federal prisons would be summer camps for tax evaders.