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How tax complexity burden shifts onto individual citizens

I spend hours every year trying to understand tax law changes that affect my family, and I resent that being a responsible citizen requires becoming a part-time accountant.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The expectation that ordinary people master specialized knowledge to fulfill civic duties represents a failure of accessible governance.

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“Where Are You with Taxes — philosophy and navigation?”

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