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[Natsu]

Vested interests like tax preparers always lobby against the notion and talk about how it's a bad idea because they might overcharge you or whatever.

[maxxxxx → Natsu]

Not only that. Even the people who want to cut taxes all the time like Grover Norquist are against it. They want to make tax paying as painful as possible.

[Natsu → maxxxxx]

There are good reasons to want the general public to see their tax bills and be aware of the precise costs and the reasons for them.

But I can't see why we shouldn't let the government do the paperwork first and then send it to us to sanity check.