Sensible policy proposals don’t seem much in fashion this season of teabaggers and other tantrums.
But John Adams, Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress, has one on tax returns. The IRS could draw on salary and bank and other financial information it already collects and automatically do standard-deduction tax returns for any taxpayer willing to voluntarily participate. About 40 percent of taxpayers would likely qualify, he says, and they could save themselves a lot of time, trouble and tax prep costs.
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