August 22, 2011

It's like bear traps

Here's a pet peeve of mine: the term "government tax traps."

Paying taxes on annual earned income is not a trap. The government is not sneaking around baiting you with nefarious methods of collecting a bit extra. The government and your fellow taxpayers expect you to pay a pre-determined, legally-stipulated percentage of your income in exchange for government services. At no point in time does the IRS try to trap you.

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