Many Americans will be filing their tax returns next week. As Americans work on this, it’s worthwhile for us to consider why tax complexity still matters. There was a kerfuffle last month over this subject; Senator Ted Cruz, who advocates a simpler tax system, pointed out that the tax code has more words than the Bible (which is true), and the Washington Post’s fact checker column took the opportunity to editorialize on the subject, asking “does any of this matter?”
The Fact Checker column was mocked on some conservative blogs for acknowledging a true fact, stepping into an editorial role, deciding that the fact didn’t matter, and declaring it a nonsense fact, worthy of neither a Geppetto Checkmark nor a Pinocchio. Since this kerfuffle, Senator Cruz has at times fired back at fact checkers he deems untrustworthy.
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