You know what I take away from the parade of Obama cabinet nominees who are confessing to tax errors? It strikes me as a loud and clear message that our tax code is too complicated. If these people can’t get their taxes right, how many of the rest of us are making errors, too?
I don’t think the answer is to beef up IRS enforcement, either. It’s simplification we need. I’m not advocating a flat tax or 3×5 card tax form, but c’mon! It sure looks like we could streamline the tax code and increase compliance as a result.
