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My Turn 4-16
Is it time for a flat tax?
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This Tuesday is Federal Tax Day, USA. That three-day respite from paying our 2016 federal income taxes to the IRS is cold comfort to millions of American taxpayers.We still have to weave our way wearily through the labyrinthine legalese of tax codes and IRS rules. Given the complexity and confusion of that onerous task, many of us turn to the experts to ease our passage and calm our concerns.But what about the others among us who cannot afford the luxury of having professional tax preparers do their navigation through the bureaucratic maze? Sadly, they are left to look to others for help.