From the Raising Farrahzona weblog:

I just finished an 8,459 page partnership tax return with 25 partners. Of those 8,459 pages only 602 relate to the actual tax return. The rest of the return is information the IRS requires to be filed. No impact on taxable income, just a document dump for the IRS. To make matters worse, with these type of disclosures, e-filing is practically impossible. It’s going to take 2 boxes and over $150 to mail the tax return to the IRS.

And lefties want the government to manage our health care? I shudder. I really do.

But don't its proponents take as a given that a government-run single-payer system would cut down dramatically on paperwork (e.g., here, here, and here)? Perhaps someone could direct us to a paper or study that makes this point as more than a bare assertion. For now, the balance of experience, such as recounted above, argues against it.

(via Club for Growth)