Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down118
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhy doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI havent heard that one. That’s rich.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoHow do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It’s a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoI just mean that the aphorism about drugs dealers is colorful and amusing. I understand it’s making a real point but it’s also funny.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoFair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers. That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
I havent heard that one. That’s rich.
How do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It’s a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.
I just mean that the aphorism about drugs dealers is colorful and amusing. I understand it’s making a real point but it’s also funny.
Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.
That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.