Comment on Why 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?

• wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.

      That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.

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      • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Family visiting is a nightly so why does anyone launder money? Isn’t the whole purpose of that to hide conspicuous flows of cash from illegal activities? If it’s safe to pay taxes on ill gotten gains, why launder?

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