The Real Reason Taxes Suck (And Why They Don't Have To) | Adam Ruins Everything

[@Eshiay]

I feel like a lot of these problems would be solved if the government couldn't be bribed by businesses.

[@lorenwood890]

or if government would not exist TAXATION IS THEFT

[@garrettholland664]

the only ways to have that is to either not have buisnesses or not have a government.

[@rtmusicvideos431]

If you want to get rid of the government or taxes then you can say goodbye to your roads, bridges, fire dept, police, and military! LMAO!

[@J0EB0B555]

Rakhil T. All of those things could be run by private businesses.

[@Koselill]

It would. In Norway our taxes gets sent in by our employer and we dont have to touch it unless we have something to add.

[@LnPPersonified]

Wow, they're really getting their mileage out of that Uncle Sam costume.

[@darthralin]

And that actor's contract, presumably.

[@daniellefreyaold6099]

well, if the government stopped doing shitty stuff, maybe they wouldn't have to.

[@aboxofcheese4788]

Soooo, they will have to forever.

[@benjaminbyrnison4882]

A Box Of Cheese if it continues like this the actor won’t need a fake beard

[@johngun7418]

I'm half way convinced that that is just how that dude dresses and nobody has the heart to get him to stop

[@romaniangamer1]

*IN AMERICA PEOPLE HAVE TO CALCULATE THEIR OWN TAXES?*

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

Yep, theycare fucked over there my fellow european

[@Lady-Fearn]

Luckily Australia follows the EU in regards to most things - including this.

[@cautionhazardous2236]

It only gets worse

[@sonablo]

Unfortunately... Yes

[@VannaMae]

@@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690 Ya and its soooooooo stupid.

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

IRS: "Do your taxes" Me: "Why can't you?" IRS: "We're too busy doing other stuff" Me: "So if I get something wrong you'd never notice?" IRS: "No, we've already done your taxes, so we'll know if your math doesn't add up" Me: "Then, why do I need to do my taxes?" IRS: "So we can sue you if you do it wrong."

[@frut_jooos]

All the math I've learnt is telling me something isn't adding up

[@magica3526]

and they rarely go after tax fraud by rich people because the rich can afford really good lawyers.

[@girlgarde]

So they can persecute us and have us sent to a maximum security prison for the rest of our lives to get butt raped by some big guy named Bubba and possibly even get murdered because the IRS likes to destroy people's lives for fun.......

[@nk6197]

Maybe this is why the education system doesn’t teach you how to pay taxes. Worst that could happen for them is more funding. So they just teach mostly useless stuff like shapes and really over complicated find x problems. When in life am I ever going to need to solve a 20 number long equation with all kinds of numbers and operations.

[@johneshaholly5410]

AIN'T THAT SOME SHIT!!!!!!!

[@coldinmyprofessions1806]

This show is just "Life is a lie but you cant do anything about it"

[@bearlyabear1014]

but it is a good show

[@whatsasoul4022]

Wecolme to earth.

[@TCt83067695]

Alma Swatek no you can. Stop voting for ppl like Hillary when you have ppl like Bernie. It's actually pretty simple

[@brahmruzek9305]

TCt83067695 Bernie wouldve won if Hillary didn't rig the election to favor herself.

[@cass5160]

Every time I watch these I'm like what can I do!!

[@TheSBleeder]

I know this is a comedy channel, but this is 100% spot-on. The idea that we need to determine our own tax liability is especially devious when coupled with the concept of tax withholding. It's our responsibility to determine how much money was excessively taken from OUR PAYCHECKS... and if we screw up on our Form 1040, the government gets to keep money that was never theirs to begin with. Not to mention the fact that we don't get a penny of interest on any money that gets refunded to us.

[@myky992]

Every episode of Adam ruins: -"Thing sucks!" -"It could not suck!" -"Why does it not not suck?" -"Craven, unfettered, unregulated capitalism!"

[@irons880]

Adam is a communist confirmed

[@CatMaster90001]

He's not wrong. Especially when he backs up his sources with legitimate facts.

[@joshreddy4278]

Aden John , he shows the studies and I think you just are one of those CAPITALISM IS PERFECT AND SOCIALISM JUST IS STUPID. Because there are somethings in communism that are actually good and many things in democracy that are good and socialism is the best of communism and the best of democracy. Don’t listen to that FOX bullshit .

[@CatMaster90001]

@@joshreddy4278 And do tell, what exactly do you mean by socialism? You're not actually referring to social democracy, are you? There's a huge difference.

[@hollowboi4195]

LAUGHS IN AMERICAN

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

Everything in America is an industry. They need a lobbying industry as well as lobbying tax.

[@thomasfoster4370]

there probably are lready private lobbying agencies by now

[@paganarh]

Damn, sad. Looks like every formula in US is "It would be better for citizens, but rich lobbying groups block it with money". In my part of the world filing taxes consists of logging in, pushing "next" couple of times, checking if everything is ok and its over in max 5 minutes. Can't even imagine this trouble you have to go through.

[@orion7873]

It's like that here too ... if you're poor. Poor people don't pay taxes in the US. If you work for living, you pay taxes. If you own a business, it takes many hours to do your taxes and I'd rather have myself do my own taxes instead of some moron government worker.

[@minutemilitia6498]

check the tax rate! and shed those tears in peace, knowing you dont need to take a day out of your year to file!

[@jamisojo]

It does look like that Alan. Especially to people who don't know what they're talking about. Like the people who made this video.

[@Zappiestcow]

It's actually the best place.....but it still is tremendously difficult 90% fail and even fewer make good money

[@PIZZA-kv1js]

that why we have places where we pay people to do taxes, but they usually don't help you. they have to hundreds upon hundreds so they don't try to get the biggest tax return you can get.

[@PivtWolf]

"Adam ruins taxes" Me: Trust me Adam, you don't need to ruin taxes

[@weirdo6821]

2:30

[@cautionhazardous2236]

PivtWolf Yet he found a way

[@zinovyrozhestvensky652]

Hm, I wonder how?

[@starlight4649]

Adam worsens taxes

[@Z_Viper08]

You can’t ruin something that’s already complete shit

[@alittt]

Hi Adam.. Thanks for always reminding me about human stupidity.

[@WATCHEDKEViin06]

alitt susanto when ur verified and you automatically get likes

[@alittt]

WatchedKevin in fact, virtual Likes don’t change anything in my life.

[@LookingForAName...]

The word you're looking for is greed not stupidity

[@ericcl5313]

That verified/liked means as much to this problem as that "cony 2012" thing did for kids in Congo - nothing.

[@cyanmanta]

Wanna see some real stupidity? Check out the comments. Half of them didn't even watch the video.

[@mujtabaellari2597]

In the Netherlands they release an app every year you can download. You get a few quick questions about things like income or charity spending(multiple choice) and you're done. Takes about 20 min.

[@TheJaironman99]

Watching A.R.E. I found that a lot of the problems in the US is caused by the fact that the Government has a great part of its functions done by private companies, of which it has became dependent economically That's a loophole very hard to exit from

[@TheJaironman99]

Caleb Shirey Yeah... And I don't think that's healthy

[@waitwhat69247]

easiest solution......revolution or just get invaded

[@DragonTamerWes]

Caleb Shirey That is why we have programs such as the Affordable Care Act for mandatory health insurance with some exemptions if applicable. Not sure if the Individual Mandate is no longer forced since Trump is in office.

[@robert.adamek]

Capitalism

[@waitwhat69247]

long story short america has issues

[@temeZer]

This makes me angry even thought I'm not from USA

[@RyoShiki64]

At least you don't live here. Life here is basically corrupt politicians and big corporations fucking us while saying, "You can't do anything about it!"

[@handfulmousefly]

I take solace in knowing this is just how the Roman Empire looked right before it toppled... Fingers crossed so Canada will take us in as refugees

[@braythesmall4131]

temeZer same

[@shavingryansprivates4332]

BlueMysteryWolf we can have a donation free campaign finance system

[@hunterowl1756]

Same here.

[@tremolo2109]

I want to boycott turbo tax, but that would make filing harder... Well played, you accountant monsters.

[@snitox]

Don't worry, we'll get em.

[@javierititin]

Use the free alternative

[@100pmistry]

Tremolo: Hey, not all accountants are bad. Lol

[@rhyscranberry6905]

Is filing taxes actually that hard? I'm from one of those countries where it is all automatic.

[@comicalhexical]

Rhys Cranberry it really isn't. You can do it in about 20 minutes if you've done it before normally unless you are a big business or have to deduct lots of things but majority just take a standard deduction anyway.

[@adamvw48]

Well this pisses me off and I don’t even do taxes yet

[@rangerleaf1505]

Any chance your related to Rip Van Winkle?

[@tazzz745]

@@rangerleaf1505 that comment is from 2 years ago bro

[@jacklee5903]

Guide to politics in the USA: Common sense policy < Lobbying

[@shavingryansprivates4332]

Jack Lee rich people > everyone else

[@johndanielson3777]

American politics doesn’t believe in common sense

[@goonerbear8659]

Lobbying in a nutshell runs on the Shirky Principle. "Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution." -Clay Shirky

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

Because lobbying doesn't exist anywhere else and politics is so perfect outside America?

[@42ndWolfPack]

@@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC but we are capable of being the best country but stupid shit like lobbying exists. Also having really divided politics rn >.>

[@williamparker2922]

Why is it every time i watch one of adams videos i feel this sickness in the pit of my stomach... Oh yeah because im usually hungry lol.

[@MarkelleRayneeSheree]

That's the taste of cold hard truth. It comes with an aftertaste of trust issues and regret.

[@hardsteroid]

Because he's full of shit

[@Matthew-gl8fv]

hardsteroid no he isn't

[@hardsteroid]

Here I am yo mama

[@TCt83067695]

William Parker smh I cant even

[@EdgyShooter]

I do love the UK for this, never have to do any calculations and if worst comes to worst and I've paid too much tax, the government sends a cheque in the post for the different. Also on a completely separate point, I love being able to walk into a shop and actually knowing how much I'll pay for my damn items!

[@bakura23]

Interestingly here in the UK your employer does your taxes for you and its payed as a deduction from your salary. Which makes much more sense.

[@beauthenticzonepodcast516]

Everything the US does is to keep the citizens broke af. It's a shameless system that promotes "The American Dream" behind a curtain of lies.

[@thomasfoster4370]

HMRC > IRS forever and always

[@hitsurapapel1978]

Other first world governments: WHY CANT YOU JUST BE NORMAL!? U.S government: REEEEEEEEEEEE

[@justsomeguywholikeswater3566]

Tbf a lot of other governments are very corrupt

[@nk6197]

I died reading this 🤣

[@puzzician]

Best KZbin comment in a long time 🤣🤣

[@potassiumcyanide3857]

@@justsomeguywholikeswater3566 name one country where you can get jailed for make mistake calculating tax which already calculated

[@justsomeguywholikeswater3566]

@@potassiumcyanide3857 in north Korea you can be jailed/killed for anything

[@overkillsnake]

He didn’t really ruin taxes for me. That was done when I turned 16 and got my first job.

[@secutorprimus]

There was nothing left to ruin.

[@doransmith1320]

Taxation is theft

[@alexcuellar484]

doran smith go to Somalia moron

[@dricedlk]

"But taxation is the price we pay to live in a civilized society!!!" REEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@MrYouarethecancer]

MUH ROADS

[@RetroBerner]

When College Humor becomes more informative than so called news...

[@shawnnird7182]

All the news ever talks about is Trump, Trump, Trump... It gets kinda old...

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

Shawn Nird yup but he's the POTUS. I only wish they used 100% real verified news with proper headlines and relevant news. Not the fucking dress his daughter is wearing or how his children had grown.

[@alexlee2581]

Shawn Nird there's nothing else to talk about compared to the amount of dumb shit trump is doing

[@eldukedrino]

Except most of Adams information comes from past news reports.

[@shawnchen6380]

Alex Lee North Korea, that fire in California, the stock market growth.

[@aniallater33]

Me: *Watches this video* I’m sorry, is this some sort of *American* joke I’m too *Australian* to understand?

[@Bananacatboi]

Sadly yes :(

[@thedevildarksoul9727]

Excuse me what, here in Australia we still gotta do our taxes ? You're in some EU type shit dude.

[@LoomiYT]

Adam is wrong because you need to file how much are business expenses for example because they wouldn’t know. Adam only speaks for the working class

[@TheAlps36]

@@thedevildarksoul9727 yeah man - you've never heard of the ATO?

[@BoboMagroto26]

I know ours is in and out in an hour... not a whole month!

[@xoMissTaylorDivine]

Boycott H&R Block and Turbo Tax.

[@sirsilentxx]

Yes !!

[@Klaratchi]

problem is that so many are dependent of them to do their taxes, and failure to do your taxes properly can have some really bad consequences.

[@tbjdragons]

It's settled: I'm no longer doing or paying taxes. 👍

[@Cookie_Soda]

But then how are you going to pay for food, video games, clothes, etc? You can't rely on your family and friends for the money.

[@T7machinimas]

TayToria lmao your broke ass is working at McDonald's, sit down

[@smaakjeks]

Notice how many of Adam's Ruinses would go away if the USA got money out of politics? Publicly financed political campaigns, -ya'll- y'all.

[@_Rhatsody]

Smaakjeks K you must be a Rick & Morty fan

[@isabellecross2742]

Zefurry is that supposed to be a bad thing or can you not find a reason against it

[@DylanMcMullen]

*y'all

[@ianh1504]

Smaakjeks K publicly financed campaigns, so we can all watch the 1% exert their undue influence!

[@smaakjeks]

+Dylan "*y'all" Oops. Butterfingers.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Biggest theme of the show: "Money in politics ruins everything.".

[@starlight4649]

What's more important? That a giant business can get money from a service that's completely pointless, or that Americans can enjoy a better quality of life and less stress? American politician: Cmon, do you really think we care about the average person? We'll take the lobbying money, please.

[@hurbig]

I think I see a pattern here... if we could just get rid of lobbying Adam would have to make way less videos.

[@monkeyporche225]

Lobbying is supposed to help the masses inform the government of its will but it just let's the rich and corporations to control our government instead.

[@nathanieljefferies5491]

Lobbying is just bribery with funny hats.

[@SquareSquidStudios]

Those bastards!~

[@joaosturza]

they killed kenny

[@fhm21]

How come United States is even considered a free country?

[@juliusmoe-nstar8942]

I feel sorry for the states...

[@ミコムみこむ]

Julius Moe-nstar I'm becoming President to shut this shit down. Everyone vote for Michael Davila in the future.

[@juliusmoe-nstar8942]

Go i believe in you.Kick their ass

[@ironicdutchmoonshade]

In the Netherlands, most of the tax form is already filled in, and there is always something wrong, even if everything is exactly the same as last year

[@keuuehwveve8789]

Ironic Dutch Moonshade Jup

[@bartrademaker4059]

Ironic Dutch Moonshade So true

[@waterdrinker4706]

Thats what i was thinking during the first part of the video, obviously there's going to be multiple errors in the paperwork, but looks like the problem is a lot bigger than that

[@ironicdutchmoonshade]

Ayy Lmao It's not like everything is wrong. It's just pretty frustrating sometimes.

[@baoalex357]

My question is, how many hours does it take to correct your form? It could still be a significant time saver.

[@UnPhayzable]

*IT'S MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW*

[@9HighFlyer9]

UnPhayzable Call JG Wentworth

[@gazaalley3862]

HighFlyer 877- cash now!

[@speedydog45]

HighFlyer 877 CASH NOW

[@Jayc5001]

877-CASHHHHH NOW!

[@Hedgehog_Ninja]

oh gosh, not that rap. xD

[@oscar6230]

U.S : **makes own money** Companies : **gives U.S money** U.S : This will convince us not to make taxes less painful

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

The money is going to individual politicians.

[@wills5945]

You can’t ruin what is already ruined.

[@riedstep]

what is dead may never die

[@TheRealFlenuan]

Like Subaru's stupid choice

[@TampaTec]

I was waiting for this one 👍

[@syakesan979]

The episode has been out for a long time. This is a clip from it.

[@isaacbaez8618]

My tv broke btw and ur vids helped me fix it

[@syakesan979]

Me? ...?

[@edcrespo1722]

How do people get the checkmark by their name,(as yourself) is it subscriber account or do u need to register as an official channel or????

[@themasstermwahahahah]

The reason anything gets passed, or will never get passed: Lobbying

[@Avrysatos]

Someone in europe asked me why the US was so bad at taking care of it's people. I said cause we're run by corporations, not the government.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

+Koby Harrison This is 100% true. Others would call it Legalized Corruption. +Avrysatos I live in Europe myself, but from what I've seen this, too, is 100% correct.

[@Less479]

We need to make lobbying illegal or at least have more restrictions on it. Every time I hear about how we can't pass a law thats going to be beneficial to the public because of lobbyist, I get more triggered than a college student during a pro trump speech.

[@iSaintRichie23]

Imagine the irony of trying to pass an anti-lobbying law, that can't get passed because of lobbying. Local good, global evil at its finest.

[@commode7x]

Any country is run by those who lobby. If you're too lazy to throw a few bucks every now and then towards a lobbying group that fights for your rights, you deserve the fact that you have no rights. The average office complex could successfully lobby their city government for the price of nice cup of coffee a year. A large town could successfully lobby their state government at that rate, and a mid-sized state doing the same thing would provide enough funding to elect whoever they want to the presidency. You don't get rights by doing nothing.

[@joebankman4809]

I've spent years working on simplified filing. This is a terrific short introduction to the issue. Most of the problems viewers have pointed out have work-arounds. For example, if we think the government doesn't know something relevant to a tax return (such as charitable deductions), the government could still start the ball rolling by telling you what it has already collected on you, and putting that information on the right line in usable digital form. You'd just add what needs to be added, and hit "calculate." Cash income is generally not reported one way or another, but we could probably change the form to increase reporting here. Viewers who want more information could google ReadyReturn, look at the Warren Bill, Google my name and filing etc.

[@informationyes]

As a person from the uk im gobsmacked that you have to do taxes for regular jobs! in the uk you only have to do it if your self employed

[@orion7873]

The UK has elected a bunch of socialist to run your country into the ground...and you guys are irrelevant on the world stage now.

[@blackhawkra4443]

Right?

[@Zachary_McLaren]

Ryan Schooler you clearly have don't have a clue about UK politics, we do not have a socialist government. Not even close to one

[@SquadPoopy]

Ryan Schooler yeah America is much better *looks out window to see America on fire*

[@informationyes]

were currently under a concervative party run by Theresa May? LOL also not only is britain far from irrelivent as country were doing ok far ourselves as nation in the modern world, but in terms of the banking crisis and war in irac that was effecting both america and england. America has a huge debt and trump thinks mexica will pay for it? Im not here to start some argument about which country is better im just saying not having to do your taxes is better. also extrrem exessive expenditure in any area can run a country in into the ground such as military expenditure america

[@DabIMON]

How is lobbying legal?

[@egeoeris]

By lobbying the laws could it make illegal stop passing ofc

[@user-vs3fg4wq4f]

Lobbying the idea itself is a good idea but people who use it are bad

[@Archris17]

So wait, why do businesses in this case have the same rights as individuals, when in civil liberties cases, it has already been ruled that they do not-? Oh wait, because the instant this is brought up, money changes hands and the debate is dropped or voted away. Let's be real here: America isn't a democracy, it's not even a republic - it's an oligarchy run by the businesses and their puppets in congress.

[@yjk92]

@Pizza 73 That's exactly what communists say about communism and it's bullcrap.

[@youteubakount4449]

lobbying is good when it represents people. companies lobbying is by definition working against people.

[@UnopenedParachute]

Honestly I always skipped these videos, but today I watched this one and it's really above my expectations. It's shameful that I have been missing out. Good show.

[@JKH133]

This has always amazed me. In the UK it’s just done for us. Not putting tax on shelf labels so you have to work it out yourself? Madness

[@pippinthepan6358]

In Norway we have two different types of labels, one for food that could actually harm us after the expiration date and one for food that doesn't taste as good after the expiration date. And they teach us about the differance in school.

[@felixroux]

Wrong video

[@princeami7344]

This show is just getting more and more frustrating: Each episode is basically "1. Here's what's wrong with the world." "2. Here's how we can fix it." "3. Too bad that's NEVER gonna happen."

[@kamronspencer4910]

Ryu Amio well this isn’t the full episode 1. And 2 it’s not that it will never happen it’s that it would take breaking the law or literally having everyone but the tax groups in the country protesting about it for it to happen. Which is unlikely. Reconfirming something I’ve known all along that this country, its government, and it’s citizens are to busy being petty and complaining about nonsense to actually solve any real problems without violateing laws

[@SkipperBender]

1. Here is what is wrong with USA(keep the world out of this one)

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

*Whats wrong with US

[@KillerFaceification]

this is why millennials have given up

[@F4c2a]

Democracy is broken. If you asked your candidate, "do you support this y/n?" and then didn't vote him, you'd eventually end up with 100% people who will make the change happen. But that's not how our democracy works. That's the problem.

[@alienoutcast7374]

"What's the price of this milk?" "It's a surprise!!"

[@junjunjamore7735]

"The taxing industry..." It's an industry? Millenials! You know what to do!

[@water9892]

Complain on Twitter?

[@Burnt_Toast.]

nope...Destroy it!!!

[@ElCampeador99]

"The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream." -Bill Murray

[@adamcorfman573]

Hahahha ... no. Take 30% of the ice cream of the kid with rich parents, and he can shrug and buy another. Take 30% of the ice cream of a kid with parents of low middle or poor class, and he has to wait till next week or month for the chance to afford another ice cream. Astronomical difference.

[@churronizer4876]

Adam Corfman So you're saying the rich have an infinite amount of money?

[@Astrothunder_]

Churronizer They don't?

[@jayag26]

Yes, but out of 100 children, 49 have an empty ice cream bowl, 50 have a single scoop and one child has an entire dairy queen chain.... You can keep like 5 buckets of rocky road! Can you just share a part of a bucket with the poor kids?.... No, I'm making snow balls to defend my freedom! (Man i really need sleep)

[@VinnyBarbarino]

Adam Corfman more like take 45% from a rich kid's cone and 12% from a poor kid's cone

[@jaboair]

Ruined again*

[@fistbumpbros]

In the Netherlands, this Return Free Filing has been introduced a few years ago. The first year they were messing numbers up, so you had to double check. But the following year (and so on) are spot on. Filiing tax returns takes about 10 minutes. Not the 5 as Adam suggests.

[@gee_]

These videos are so effective at creating awareness! Informative, rational yet impactful. Well done!

[@Northernhail]

Thank you Adam for reminding me of humanity's relentless greed and cruelty yet again.

[@pexoto5093]

Oh that's actually a quite common phenomenon here in Brazil. We don't do our taxes, but everything else is impossibly bureaucratic. Why? Simple, they make the system hard, so they can sell easiness.

[@lorenwood890]

TAXATION IS THEFT IMPOSTO E ROUBO

[@hanjung6989]

Every ruin video: But the lobbyist pay tons of money so everything sucks for you.

[@Aaron.Reichert]

Han Jung It sucks, but the government has be become such that it can be easily weaponized by those with enough money. Exactly what the tenth amendment was designed to prevent.

[@aeonjoey3d]

Um. no. do you even watch the Adam Ruins Everything videos? Lobbying comes into context about once every 20 or so topics.

[@MissNLucero]

I'm Swedish and I just used my free tax-app to check that everything looked fine, signed it with my online ID and did it while peeing.

[@syfico]

Skojar du??

[@carloscastro1192]

...And you paid like twice the amount you would in America

[@rosesareredvioletsblue5438]

@@carloscastro1192 ...and we have free healthcare and schools

[@cecasander]

Same here in the Netherlands!

[@justsomeguywholikeswater3566]

@@rosesareredvioletsblue5438 not free. You just pay for the healthcare in taxes.

[@joshuapikalmusic7301]

This is an elaborate video! Must’ve been difficult to film.. looks taxing

[@quintonmorris11]

Now now, none of that

[@personperson5373]

Joshua Pikal Music ha ... ha ... ha That’s a knee slaper

[@deathlyscorpion4543]

Adam: makes video about how taxes are a scam Government: TAKE IT DOWN NOW

[@Sparring_Reaper]

They won't do that because if you get it wrong, they make more money off of interest

[@jhonathanmondragon7162]

Ansh Shah not like bureaucrats can get it right

[@Wildboy789789]

If the american people had a brain and more than 50% voted we would change it... a majority of the american people literally belive trump is going to take us to heaven, that's not a joke I'm being serious, they refer to trump as king cyrus from the bible... and u want these fat retards to figure out beurocratic tax schemes... on second thought american workers should be robbed and controlled by the irs, I trust the suits more than the people lol

[@selahmiller3596]

Dude looked like Count Olaf from Series of Unfortunate Events......

[@bjoardar]

Swede here. Never thought I'd be so happy about the 2 minutes I spend checking and then signing my taxes ... until I understood what people in the U.S. is going through. You guys really need to do something about your transparency issues and corruption. I only keep realizing how much I take for granted. Wow ... to think that using systems that work more effectively can actually make you feel spoiled O.o

[@minutemilitia6498]

60% homie! takes me 40-60 mins every year to do my taxes! i pay about 1/3 to half of what you do xD and make more compared to cost of living!

[@blondbraid7986]

A fellow swede here. Never had any trouble with my taxes either. And the corruption issues are weird. I mean, if any Swedish politician is caught cheating on their taxes, it pretty much ruins their career, but when Trump admitted to never paying taxes, he just became more popular among his crowd.

[@CuppySyrup]

its even more ridiculous when you find out that other countries pay more taxes than the U.S and hardly anybody complains given that the taxes are there for a reason. But those few taxes apparently kill americans. If only they knew from where their retirement came from.

[@sirmount2636]

+Gertrud Bondesson America was literally founded on refusal to pay taxes.

[@seaotter52]

Sir Mount Wrong wrong wrong. It was because of no direct representation in Parliament. No taxation without representation is what our founding documents say. Please educate yourself and stop spreading lies

[@av8070]

Paid taxes all my life and the ghetto still looks the same, but I noticed downtown had some great upgrades..........

[@fontunetheteller410]

AV you can thank liberals for that

[@jacoboblandonpineda]

FontuneTheTeller As if that phenomenon never happened under conservative ruling.

[@conaireparsons9672]

actually its the Banks fault for that. Adam did a video on that as well. "Adam ruins the suburbs"

[@fontunetheteller410]

Conaire Parsons that's literally one of the stupidest videos he's ever made

[@Manganization]

+FortuneTheTeller, could you, you know, tell us why it's the stupidest video he's ever made? Because I'm pretty sure the video wasn't directly blaming banks of yore.

[@MCC4RTHY1]

Show me on this chart where the government hurt you 👉. *points to wallet*

[@Cajek2]

Capitalism strikes again: Making us pay companies who no longer need to exist

[@drew9114]

Capitalism? Lol.

[@JasonMcCarrell]

This video is literally about how capitalism overpowers the government to steal your money. How can you blame the government when this is so clearly the fault of capitalism?

[@drew9114]

Overpowers? Clearly? The government has more power than any corporation could ever hope to have. They are supposed to be the regulator. If a child asks their parent if they can have candy for dinner and the parent says yes, do you fault the child or the parent? Corporations are just economic actors acting in their own best interest. For that matter, so are politicians, so the analogy would be more correct if the parent was also a child, in which case the problem is this child having so much power than other children can gain advantages over each other by colluding with the overpowered parent-child.

[@alfonsomena8141]

Amanda Mc Carthy and your Difficult​y is on ez

[@aasthasingh8996]

No one: Commenters: **Laughs in Non-American**

[@thetruth3068]

The thing is, even tho we know the problem, we cannot do anything about it. Most people don't have the power to stop Shady company who keep lobbying congress. That's the sad truth.

[@Squareplanets]

But even bigger truth is that if enough people who care mobilize, and organize to lobby to Congress on behalf of the people, the government will listen to them. At the end of the day, it's the people, not the corporate, that are the official constituents that vote. We just need to mobilize to get our voices heard.

[@ryanfletcher7457]

Squareplanets the sad thing is, the founders of our country went to war with the strongest nation on the planet at the time to stop this same type of situation and now we won't even stand up to our own government.

[@bizcocho4399]

Pickup a calculator, print out the forms and mail them in manually. Stop using the software.

[@masterakoukaka]

If no one used tax software, these companies would just disappear. The people choose to use their services because they are lazy.

[@johngorby7603]

This isn't a solution to the problem. This is a solution to a symptom.

[@AmariDeraisx]

Adam Shows Me How Ducked Up The World Is

[@excaliburst]

how old are you?

[@TheIrishYoshi]

Amari Deraisx Quack

[@jak10987]

Someone’s using an iPhone

[@MrPeterGoldman]

*The United States* It isn't like this in most European Countries. Taxes are easy there.

[@22228542]

ded rabbit Just because someone doesn’t swear that doesn’t mean their a child, they could literally just be religious.

[@fsadeseun]

Turns out, I've been paying to file my taxes for 3 straight years for no reason. Glad I watched this before filing this year

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

This is the PG explanation. A more darker truth is most likely the IRS likes it complicated as possible so they can fine you for any mistakes or omissions you might make.

[@jammyjams3235]

They don't have resources for that. They only look into 1% of cases so no.

[@chrisguevara]

Nope, it's the tax industry, special interest groups that keep it complicated. Most of it is to put in loophole for industries or the rich.

[@Wildboy789789]

Honestly its Republicans fault, the irs doesn't have the man power of h and r block because Republicans cut programs... theres a reason Europeans dont get screwed, it's called socialism

[@YagMi6]

Let's play the drinking game! Take a drink every time a comment says "Taxation is theft".

[@matthewchambers9086]

Sorry but I'd rather not die of alcohol poisoning

[@thearmada6248]

We'll i'm going to the hospital after this.

[@Scrubjay457]

Annnnddd..... I'm dead.

[@marqicewalker1766]

My first thought: He's not drinking anything so far. 1 min later: That's a lot of shots.

[@jcrowley1985]

It's true though

[@LuiZ-jy1pi]

- The companies are taking over the government! We need to regulate them! - Yes!!! With what? - The government!!! -...

[@colto2312]

Why doesn't this have more likes.

[@orion7873]

The main reason companies are so "greedy" is because all of them are over taxed and over regulated.

[@minutemilitia6498]

its called a free market, if the government doesnt have the power for companies to abuse in the first place, they succeed or fail on their own merits.

[@blondbraid7986]

i always find it ridiculous that people still think that less government = more freedom. In reality, they'd just get steamrolled by corporations instead, and unlike politicians, none of the corporate leaders have been democratically elected by the people, and they carry no civic responsibility other than what's imposed on them by the government.

[@sirmount2636]

+Gertrud Bondesson That's not true at all. There is virtually no accountability in government. Just compare the number of business executives who have resigned/been convicted compared to the number of congressmen and presidents who have resigned/been convicted.

[@dahomeboi9759]

“Would you rather save with H&R Block? Or pay more with TurboTax?” Or I could just, let the government do it for free

[@DaHuntsman1]

Yeah but that would make sense, so its not going to happen

[@gavrielpapas773]

Wow, Adam Conover! This video was so well illustrated, that it deserves an award!

[@camthedestroyer1490]

This show makes me depressed but I can’t get enough of it

[@MENACE-km6bd]

I don't know why but when I hear the whistling in the beginning I just get so happy.

[@butchjones2105]

Well, at least we have John kelly

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

He's resigning soon.

[@tamlinhviet1368]

Wish you happy new day, visit your channel offline

[@THEdavehogue]

Aaaand fired today

[@justinmack6351]

Barak Obama was a moderate republican

[@TIsForThomas]

Justin Mack dude, leave, your not very smart, If you agree with his views then your more democratic, just because you claim to be something doesn't mean you are that thing

[@TheBeardedSandman]

My wife and I once filed our taxes online and got an estimate back on how much the government owed us. Shortly after we received our tax refund in the mail, the IRS sent us a letter saying there was a mistake that had been made on our end and we owed them a total of $77. I was about half way through my accounting degree at the time and knew there were certain things that I might not be understanding so I called a guy in my neighborhood who did taxes professionally. After taking a look at my numbers, he affirmed that we did indeed owe the IRS $77. BUT what they failed to mention is that the IRS STILL OWED US about $3500. The IRS is full of crap.

[@somedumbhoe7123]

Goddammit

[@cbou713]

Austin Mendoza How everyone feels

[@The85thSomething]

Austin Mendoza, aren't you the one that left a comment on the "Crushed Between Two Portals" video? The comment with a poem using high contrasts.

[@KDub57]

Adam ruins taxes? Taxes ruin taxes.

[@theolitocaramba4464]

No don't ruin Taxes!! We love them!

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

Communism is the way

[@cs0345]

- Government

[@jessicaknauss]

I'm American and filed in Spain for the first time this year. It consisted of a five-minute phone conversation in which they asked me if their figures were correct, I confirmed, I asked a question, and they answered it satisfactorily. It was one of the most civilized moments of my life. Please do this in the USA!!!

[@em.roseee]

“Washington wouldn’t do anything that makes *that* much sense...”

[@udaynarayanmukherjee5208]

But as a programmer I cud just write a program for that. And it would only need updating if the rule changes.

[@moleman6879]

I'm sure "Our April is wide open" meant something very different when this video was made

[@radish1395]

As someone who works for a tax software company, I was rolling at how true this.

[@ryancoppard2833]

Man I'm glad I live in Australia!

[@crabbemache891]

I do

[@barrytone6581]

I was happy when at 2:21 suddenly "Washington Post March" was playing. (I'm a band geek don't judge)

[@FaceD0wnDagon]

Taxes are actually insanely easy if you don't have enough deductions to make the deductable rate lower. The question remains of who is worse: A company throwing its weight around through lobbying to extort whatever portion of the public is too foolish to rely on them, or the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. Honestly they're both shit and the correct answer is "simplify the tax code."

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

The government already has all the information on file. All you would have to do is list your deductions when they send you the mail. That's by far the better solution, and simplifying the tax code would literally include return free filing. You people are so god damn stupid it hurts

[@Yenrx]

I love this show, not just because of the hard facts that people just don't seem to understand but also because it gets me interested in learning more about how I can make the system work better...See the hard part isn't that the show itself doesn't go out of the way to tell me how to make it work, it's that I have to wait until November each year to hopefully vote in somebody or something that will help...inch by inch. See the problem here folks? It's not that you don't get the info on what to do but that not enough of us are doing the research ourselves or going out to try and fix this locally so we can move up the ladder...or voting for Bernie Sanders like initiatives from the top down.

[@mickyhovis]

Taxis will always suck! You can't beat having your own car

[@N3therWolf]

Micky Browne HAHAHAHA YOU FUNNY MAN

[@hydrolics7]

I laughed way too hard at this ffs

[@manreetkaurbutter4979]

Doesnt England already do this????

[@reimant1]

Yup pretty much, we do Pay as you earn, so our earnings are estimated for the year and we're billed the appropriate amount out of our earnings before we receive them. We can then file claims on deductibles at the end of the year.

[@danielcesar664]

manreet kaur butter colombia a 3 world country does this too

[@Philly2701]

yea and its the UK because it happens in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England, its 4 counties

[@EvilSmonker]

Wales is not a countreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@sorban5352]

And France too I mean I do my taxe in 5 min on the net and no calculator just questions, your salarie, married or not, kids, house and done. ^^ And no need to to this next year they tell us if something changed, new jod, divorse or new kid if not press ok ! ^^

[@quadecaisagoodrapper3287]

Dislikes are from H&R Block workers... lol

[@Shreyansh147]

This channel needs more views !

[@DaGameNerd]

I GOT CHARGED TAXES FOR NOT PAYING TAXES ON ALL MY MCDONALD'S TRIPS!! RIDICULOUS!

[@vi7husan]

And Adam was never seen again...

[@raiden3087]

i wouldnt know what taxes are like. im in my second year of highschool. *impending doom approaches*

[@AHunDread]

probably not going to get an explanation about them any time soon either enjoy your impending doot

[@raiden3087]

thanks man!

[@julianjeromedumpit7114]

I'm really diggin Adam's style.

[@thomasweeden2683]

Well, they need money for things. But don’t worry, most of them are REALLY important. Most of them.

[@CoreyIsAussie]

imagine being able to choose what your tax was spent on

[@lorenwood890]

i would choese nothing TAXATION IS THEFT

[@drew9114]

You mean what we do in every other area of our lives?

[@jessenorwalt3936]

You can do that, it's called the private sector. The lower taxes we have the more choice you get plain and simple. Taxation is Theft

[@drew9114]

But people can't be trusted to decide for themselves what they spend their money on. We need different people (actually, the same people) to make that decision for them.

[@jessenorwalt3936]

Drew so normal people don't know how to spend their money the best way possible, but government officials who are well known for their efficiency (sarcasm) do? I don't understand how anyone could think that the same people who run the DMV and our failing school systems should get more influence in our life...

[@epithymbria]

I'm European, and I just have to GLANCE at my taxes, then electronically sign "yes, this is correct". I literally do my taxes in less than 5 minutes.

[@uwillnevernoewhoiam]

No we aren't. The greedy rich are forcing us to do these backward practices

[@thesaonwed9861]

epithymbria I don’t have taxes In my country

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

And how is your economy doing? Just an FYI for ya....a typical American filing a typical 1040ez form doesn't take long either.

[@cedi3550]

"I'm European". Me too. I also have to file my own taxes. Maybe be more specific that the continent you're from.

[@vjhicks8533]

Well if he is in most European countries his economy is just fine. And I haven't been able to file a 1040 ez since a couple of years out of college. Certainly not since having a mortgage and kids.

[@clab9792]

I love Adam I wish he is back

[@c.victor6247]

**Laughs in foreign**

[@bulletbill1104]

“Why taxes suck” Adam becomes ANCAP?

[@matthewfredericks1640]

Thank god for Australia's goods and services tax By the way I'm Australian

[@lbc2013]

Here the UK, we have this thing called PAYE (Pay As You Earn). This means that your employer does your taxes, so when you get your payslip it just shows you your pay, your taxes, and what you actually get paid after taxes. However, if you are self-employed you have to do your taxes. I'm pretty sure in most countries the government does your taxes. Also, in the USA, sales tax is not included in the label price, and it is different in different states, whereas in Europe at least, VAT is included in the label price and it isn't charged on "essentials", although what the government calls essentials is questionable.