Jack Kingston: “this year, millions of Americans will buy new cars. We will go on to car lots and select cars of our choice, and be told…”

“this year, millions of Americans will buy new cars. We will go on to car lots and select cars of our choice, and be told how much they cost. But think about it for a minute, how complicated it must be to price a car; tires, computer systems, the radios and speaker systems and bumpers. And then there are the labor costs involved in it, and the liability for the insurance, and the utilities for the factory. It is indeed a very, very complicated process to bring a car to your lot nearest to you in your hometown and say that car costs $31,286. It is a miracle of the capitalist system. Now think in terms of what it is to pay your taxes. Have you paid your taxes yet? Probably not. Why not? Because it is too complicated. You know it is going to take hours and hours. You will have to sacrifice two or three evenings of your busy schedule, all to figure out what you owe Uncle Sam. Why can the IRS not take a lesson from the motor companies and the private sector and just have clarity and simplicity, so that when you and I go to pay our taxes on April 15th, even though we might not like the amount, at least we understand what it is?”