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CMV: It should be illegal for US Senators or Congressmembers to hire a tax accocuntant or tax attorney to do their taxes.

These people are responsible for writing the tax law in the first place. That's an important part of thier jobs.  If they can't do it without help then either, 1) they aren't competent to be writing tax laws, and they should be fired, or 2) they are writing laws that are far too complex, therefore, they are just doing a poor job and should be fired.

If they try to make the argument that they *could* do it but it just takes too much of their valuable time, see #2 above. Everyone's time is valuable. Make simpler tax laws.

edit:  \[Thank you to everyone who posted comments & questions here. This was my first attempt at posting on CMV and i'm happy with the result. It has helped me think about my views on this. Clearly I admit "make it illegal" is a step too far. My feelings are rooted in two basic problems, the tax code for individuals is far too complicated as a result of being incrementally modified over years and years of tweaking. The results are 1) is wastes the time of everyone who files taxes 2) it makes it easier for unethical filers to hide things. If members of congress did thier own, i think this would incentivize them to re-write from scratch and simplify the tax system.

I have some homework to do... to study more about the delta system on CMV. I'll make sure to do that before the next time I post so that i can hand out some deltas to deserving comments nest time.

Thank you.\]
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Do surgeons perform surgeries on themselves?

There is a big difference between drafting tax legislation and utilizing tax legislation. Drafting tax legislation is a highly political process, while the preparation of taxes is a highly technical process. These two processes require different skill sets and that is why politicians need to hire the respective individuals to assist them. Additionally, there is also a difference between a tax accountant vs. a tax attorney as they are not synonymous occupations and consequently require different albeit similar skill sets and certifications.