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You know that old saying that nothing in life is certain except for death and taxes?

Well today we are going to talk about taxes.

And hopefully not bore you all today. we're going to talk about taxes.

And hopefully not bore you all to death.

E-Moss from beyond the grave if that is you.

Hey, I mean...

apologize personally. In all seriousness there is an inevitability around the way most of us think about taxes.

This Byzantine set of rules that dictate how much of her income you have to fork over to help fund the government.

And most of the time it feels like we have no say in the matter.

Yeah, but take heart, dear listener, because in the coming months, things are going to be different. This is the

indicator for Planet Money. I'm Adrian Ma. And I'm Wailen Wong. The last major

overhaul of the tax code was in 2017 when Republicans passed the Sweeping Tax

Cut and Jobs Act, but much of it is set to expire next year.

And that means a big debate over tax policy is looming.

Which also means voters this fall won't just decide who gets to be president or a congressperson.

They will in effect be choosing teams in this tax policy showdown, teams that will decide who pays

for the government and how much for years to come. Today in the show we explain

the battle lines forming in this tax code throwdown.

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