Apropos of nothing: I bet you could increase tax collection by changing absolutely nothing except having the IRS publish a league table. Possibly even an opt-in one. You wouldn’t even have to call it “lifetime cumulative net tax paid” you could just call it “score.”https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1192188119417704448 …
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Public shaming might move the needle a bit but tax loop holes exist and are by definition legal. The only real way to fix things is for a flat tax after say some level of income with an infinite ceiling. A simpler system is easier to reason about and enforce.
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@mconthe proposed that solution in Spain. The idea was to have the King receive those who paid more taxes and thank them publicly on behalf of the Spanish people. Of course, you don't need a monarchy. The US President could play the same role. Leaderboards are magic, indeed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It just occurred to me that you don't need to wait for the government to do this. A nonprofit could do it now. The big accounting and tax prep firms could authenticate the numbers on behalf of their clients.
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Everyone’s tax return visible to everyone else in Norway. Other upside is it helps eradicate pay discrimination
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Japan used to do this for top ten taxpayers on, I think, a per city basis. Was ruled to be in violation of citizen’s privacy rights in early-mid 2000s.
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Right now the scoring system is all about how little you can get away with paying. Wouldn’t take much in terms of social validation to change that meaningfully. Just getting a sincere thank you would go a long way.
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Leaderboards are magic. Case in point: https://teamtrees.org
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