Tax Guru-Ker$tetter Letter
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Unfortunately, the actual reality is that having taxes taken out ahead of time creates more of an "out of sight, out of mind" situation. By the time next April 15 rolls around, this guy will have completely forgotten how much he has paid in for taxes and will consider it some kind of victory when he receives some of his own money back as a refund. The best reality check for increasing awareness of the tax burden would be for everyone to have to write a check to IRS; ideally about a week before Election Day.