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6. add to that restoring the irs workforce.

Reply to DanieRains (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:32 PM

Jan 2020

no one likes an audit, but the cut in the irs workforce was a deliberate move to enable more and more cheating by rich people.

the irs has a much easier time catching straightforward, smaller cheating that ordinary people might do, and then can't afford big lawyers to defend them.

the irs has a real tough time going after rich people with elaborate concealment schemes and small armies of lawyers. you know, like donnie.

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Tax Wealth Accumulation Not Wages [View all] DanieRains Jan 2020 OP

Agree on the concept. Long overdue... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #1

taxing wealth directly probably requires a constitutional amendment, which ain't happening unblock Jan 2020 #2

Yup, everything you said. MH1 Jan 2020 #3

Inheritance Tax And Eliminate Trusts 100% DanieRains Jan 2020 #5

add to that restoring the irs workforce. unblock Jan 2020 #6

My Customers Pay Sales Tax On My Labor DanieRains Jan 2020 #4

Agree with the concept but such legislation would, of course, be challenged by the rich. ooky Jan 2020 #7

Capital gains taxes need to be doubled. Or something other than the ridiculously low rate now Roland99 Jan 2020 #8

Flat tax on all income over $200K a year Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #9

Wealth Accumulated Not Income DanieRains Jan 2020 #11

So what about when the stocks go down? Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #13

Over 10 Million DanieRains Jan 2020 #14

Why not just have a federal intangible tax for everyone? DURHAM D Jan 2020 #10

Enteignung by any other name DFW Jan 2020 #12

Not a good idea and probably unconstitutional. But there is a better way to achieve the same goal. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #15