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I guess my point is that I pay taxes and don't get any kind of check from the government.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by butcherguy
The point is, the government is the source of a lot of money for a lot of people. There are all manner of loopholes put in that are used. By everyone.
Originally posted by xedocodex
You shouldn't blame your failures on other people.
Originally posted by marg6043
Don't worry people we got a bill now in congress for the legalization of 11 million immigrants, well that means that a bill without a stop for more illegal immigration with reinforced border will bring 20 more millions in another 10 years, because 11 million illegals that will be legalized means that is another 11 million already in the US that will not.
So get ready for the ever increasing welfare state in the nation with a down the hill health care system to become worst and lower standards of living for the working class, after all who is going to support the new increase of welfare recipients, but the already over worked working class.
Now we will have to support the none qualifying mandated into insurance group and the added welfare increases.
America is really going down the toilet.
The IRS made easier for them, but they are still cheating.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by butcherguy
Since morality is perceptive and subjective, there is little use in trying to take a position of the moral high ground.
I am not arguing for tax fraud. I want the IRS disbanded altogether. But the problem here is not people who will take advantage of a free ride, but rather a government that creates such a tangled web of tax burden that these loopholes exist in the first place.
I am all for a flat tax.
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by butcherguy
If we had a flat tax, or a consumption tax, or any other tax function whereby people were not their own watch dogs, then this would not be an issue. Each time the register went off, you and Uncle Sam would be made whole with each other.
Instead, we have a system where the really rich and the really poor both have the motivation to cheat the system. And the folks responsible for changing it aren't likely to do so anytime soon. It will either cost them money or votes, neither of which they will relinquish on their own.
Read Civil Disobedience. That will likely give you far greater understanding of my viewpoint