Would you feel better about sending your hard-earned cash to the government every April 15 if you got, say, a thank-you note in return from Uncle Sam?
Andrew Langer, president of the Institute for Liberty, suggested at a Tax Day news conference on Monday that the government do exactly that.
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“We believe that the government ought to provide a receipt to each taxpayer in October of every year — a note of thanks detailing the total amount in federal income taxes paid by the filer for the prior calendar year,” Langer said. “If Americans are to really exercise their oversight roles, then the federal government has its own obligation to ensure that the populace knows exactly what they are paying. And saying thank you is, frankly, just good manners.”
He said the measure is an alternative to moving tax-filing day to October to coincide more closely with elections — an idea that has been popular on the right for some time.
As for the idea gaining any traction in Congress, Langer said his organization is going to start pushing members on the matter.
