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I'll agree with frob: if you feel your game has the potential to be picked up by a game publisher or to pass Steam's grenlight process, I'd recommend to go for it. They'll be much more effective to bring your game to a wide audience, taking care of all the problems you could have with tax legislation, etc.
At least, give it a try, you'l then see if it's really too much red tape.