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Simplify Income Tax Filing

"When I'm president, we'll put in place a system where 40 million Americans with a job and a bank account who take the standard deduction can do their taxes in less than five minutes."

-- Kaukauna, Wis.
JUNE 12, 2008

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APRIL 15, 2009
Obama Reiterates Promise On Tax Day

Speaking on Tax Day, Obama repeated his campaign promise to simplify income tax filing, pledging that his Economic Recovery Advisory Board would complete a set of recommendations by the end of the year.

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