The Washington Times
By Andrew Chamberlain Published April 15, 2006
It's tax time, so there's no shortage of outrage over Internal Revenue Service forms. But according to one survey, a shocking number of those annoyed taxpayers are willing to put their money where their mouths are to get a simpler, less painful tax code. Last month, the Tax Foundation polled Americans to see if they would be willing to give up some tax deductions to make the tax code simpler. A surprising majority -- 52 percent -- said they would, indeed, be willing to give back some deductions for less headaches at tax time. That's a bombshell for federal lawmakers who've dragged their feet on federal tax reform this year. [ remainder snipped since this is copyrighted material ]
Andrew Chamberlain is an economist at the Tax Foundation. The tax survey conducted by Harris Interactive® is available at
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