User request: Access JSON reform files from Python API

[andersonfrailey]

In the past few days @hdoupe and I have been asked multiple times if it was possible to access and implement the JSON reform presets we have through the API, rather than by downloading each file. To our knowledge, this is not a feature we offer, but I think it would be a good one to add.

I'm opening this issue to serve as a discussion point for whether we should add this functionality and, if so, what the best way to do it would be.

One possible approach would be including the reform JSONs in the taxcalc package and allowing them to be imported similar to how some packages allow users to import sample datasets. The imported JSON files could then be passed through to the policy class from there.

Looking forward to hearing other people's thoughts on this.

[andersonfrailey]

Just noticed this is already open in #1644. My apologies. Closing.