yeah, that’s called tax evasion, which is fraudulent. That’s bad. I feel like i don’t have to explain this, but the obvious implication is that we should fix tax evasion, by preventing loopholes. And shutting down the rest of the frankly, redundant tax law that doesn’t really do anything except make it more complicated, and harder to track.
income tax.
the wealthy dodge this by a bunch of schemes that don’t count as ‘income’.
I hate paying property tax, but reckon it’s the only way to get money out of the fortunate ones that are lucky enough to own a chunk.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
bluewing@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It’s pretty easy to dodge property taxes also.
madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why don’t you share how?
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
because you can literally find it on the internet, it’s not a big secret or something. It’s literally the law, and the law is public.
bluewing@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Ask your city clerk about it. That person can tell you what the city/county/township meeting format is and how to participate. But basically, you go to the meeting, bring some photos to support your claim, and discuss the matter like a civil human being. It’s not rocket surgery. You don’t need a lawyer either.
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And the bigger the chunk, the more they owe.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
but that’s not going to be comparative to the amount of wealth they own though. Unless of course you artificially raise the value of land, but that’s not going to make it any more expensive now is it?
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not for the billionaires, no, though they probably have several homes and lots of acreage and still pay significantly more than you and I. Better the wealthy pay more even if it’s not going to scale precisely.