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		inglor_cz on March 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Two UK Broadband ISPs Trial New Internet Snooping ... In a similar way, withholding of income tax feels much more painless than having to pay it in full backwards in April, or even several times a year. There is a good chance that if everyone had to pay their income tax manually, the tax burden would shift quite a bit.

zimpenfish on March 12, 2021 [–]

> if everyone had to pay their income tax manually

Isn't this basically the US model though? And ...

> the tax burden would shift quite a bit.

Hasn't really happened for them (unless you're in the 1%, obvs.)

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