99% Invisible
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
I've Got 1099 Problems...
33 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2025 at 5:15 pm.
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If you're one of the millions of Americans struggling with your tax forms today, you're not alone. Even Albert Einstein allegedly found income taxes to be "the hardest thing in the world to understand." But how did our tax system become so complicated?

I've Got 1099 Problems...

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