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-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days 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-up3·21 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-up1·18 hours agoFair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers. That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
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.