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Is the IRS a Scam? We Compared US vs. Israeli Tax Systems

42 min · 27 de mar de 2026
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Questionable religious humor that might finally get them canceled, the guys dive into a whirlwind of "editing hell" and the absolute chaos of Tax Season. Between debating whether the IRS is just a mandatory interest-free savings account and comparing the "joys" of American bureaucracy to the fortified safe rooms of Israel, the conversation manages to hit everything from Lululemon write-offs to the secret to surviving a eight-hour layover at O'Hare.

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