Brian Shanahan
Permanoob
Who does that?
Generous people living in countries where they know the government will try to spend wisely. I bet if you sent in a cheque for $50 to the IRS they'd cash it. They do for the equivalent over here.
Who does that?
So if you ever visited the US, would they be able to jail you for tax evasion(provided you didn't claim the exemption)? Or, right now, can they demand you be extradited?
Sad laws... very sad laws. I'd just be happy it's probably impossible for it to be enforced in any way.
The morally reprehensible part comes in when you pay the government more than you are legally obliged to pay for.
Does this kind of government exist? I prefer to give to a local charity that I know and trust over a bloated and wasteful bureaucracy.Generous people living in countries where they know the government will try to spend wisely.
Fortunately, our generous people know that the government doesn't spend wisely. They know it spends frivolously, too much, and on the wrong things.Generous people living in countries where they know the government will try to spend wisely.
He's not 'refusing to pay to help upkeep them', he's refusing to pay any more than he is legally required to. What's wrong with that?
If exploiting the law to unfair advantage were not morally condemned, society would collapse into widespread corruption and waste.
Imagine if Robin Hood stole from everybody when they weren't looking and then gave half of their stuff back when they were.So you are like reverse Robin Hoods then?
Flip-flopping on account ownership to try to get cheaper taxation bands when the actual controller of the accounts remains the same is immoral.
Then if you are the owner and you generate profit, you be the legal owner as well, even if that means your family pays more tax. That is the only moral thing to do.
If you are a citizen of a country and in any way derive an economic benefit from your citizenship, pay the taxes without fudging the numbers. It's your obligation.
Follow the rules. You benefit, you pay taxes. Not so hard to follow. Campaign all you want for taxes to be lowered, but don't try and squeze around the law in the meantime.
PS talking sense? Run for the hills!
You're 17. You really need to think about something else other than your tax rate.
The only fair income taxation system is one in which taxes are not deducted from paychecks, and each human being pays the exact same sum at year end.
This is also the system which offers maximum freedom. You keep all of your earnings, do what you want with it, then you pay up at year end.
If that per person sum is $1000, then a single person owes $1000 whether he has a job or not, regardless if he is a billionaire or not. An unwed mother with 5 kids owes $6000 whether she has a job or not.
Failing to pay leads to debtor's prison, where you work for the nation until your debt is paid. The lesson here is, contribute to the betterment of your nation or gtfo. Ask what you can do for your country, instead of dropping out of school and contributing NOTHING. (Worse, dragging us down.)
Flat Rate is not fair because it means we do not each contribute equally towards the nation's betterment. It must be a flat sum.
Figure out how much money is needed, divide that by 300,000,000 citizens - there is your dollar amount owed by each citizen. Fairness.