Senior Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune
Senior Correspondent for Chicago Tribune
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William Neikirk
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FROM William Neikirk
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The Tax-Man Cometh On this tax day, there's general agreement that the best that can be said about America's tax system is that it's needlessly complex. At worst, it is broken. The American federal tax system was last reformed in 1986. Now members of both parties are saying that reform is needed again, and it just might become an issue in the presidential campaign. William Neikirk is senior correspondent in Washington for the Chicago Tribune . Banner Image: Scott Olson, Getty Images
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