Ted Cruz’s claim that the IRS tax code has more words than the Bible

Washington Post ^ | March 11 at 3:00 AM | Michelle Ye Hee Lee

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This sort of thing presents me with a moral problem - I begin wishing that the 9/11 planes had crashed into the Washington Post and New York Times, and that's not a very Christian thing to wish.

Well, uh, I suppose one could hope for a series of Charlie Hedbo style of attacks...

[Steve_Seattle]

"Federal income tax should be based on wages and salaries, tips, interest on investments, annuities, retirement pensions, and social security income. The tax rates are as follows:

Under $10,000 - 0%
$10,001-15,000 - 1%
$15,001-20,000 - 1.5%
$20,001-25,000 - 2%
$25,001-30,000 - 2.5%
$30,001-40,000 - 3%
$40,001-50,000 - 4%
$50,001-60,000 - 5%
$60,001-70,000 - 6%
$70,001-80,000 - 7%
$80,001-90,000 - 8%
$90,001-100,000 - 9%
$100,001-120,000 - 10%
$120,001 - 150,000 - 11%
$150,001 - 200,000 - 12%
$200,001 - 400,000 - 14%
$400,001 - 1,000,000 - 15%
$1,000,001 - 2,000,000 - 17%
$2,000,001 - 10,000,000 - 20%
$10,000,001 and up - 25%

There, I've simplified the tax code in under 300 words. (This obviously isn't a serious proposal, but you get the idea. It wouldn't need to be a LOT more complicated than this, and it took me 15 minutes.)

[MaxMax]

This is such an important issue of the day.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” And it’s a “jobs program” for attorneys and accountants.
“

Ah! Someone who GETS it.

1) There will be no meaningful tax reform

2) For those of you who don’t know, the tax laws are written by attorneys who work for the lobbyists, who bought the politicians : )

[reasonisfaith]

How disappointing that writers can’t be independent thinkers.

[duffee]

and all on one page.

[i_robot73]

There is no stronger argument for a flat tax return to a Constitutionally limited Republic where even a consumption tax (more so than a 'flat tax' [of the same mode as an 'income tax']) would not be required.

Fixed it for you.

[i_robot73]

NOBODY should be free of any tax; nor should anyone be an economic slave (in your example, the worst is a 25% slave; but slavery none-the-less).

[Popman]

LOL....very good...

[Taxman]

Thank you!