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dlwickham

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5. I think they should increase the fine to where it really hurts

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 01:27 PM

Jan 2013

if she can afford to put however many millions away, then she can certain afford to pay a much larger fine

some country in Europe-Finland sticks in my mind for some reason-bases fines on the income of the individual

if someone sees that a tax cheat is going to get stuck with a BIG multimillion dollar fine, maybe they'll think twice about not paying taxes on their investments or hiding them

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Tax cheats pay a steep price. 79 Year old faces up to 6 yr prison sentence. [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 OP

doubt she'll go to jail dlwickham Jan 2013 #1

The US Attorney's only send enough rich people to jail TheDebbieDee Jan 2013 #3

I think they should increase the fine to where it really hurts dlwickham Jan 2013 #5

Actually she has received a VERY stiff fine. politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #8

Geez like there aren't enough ways to get around taxes legally. How lame. dkf Jan 2013 #2

Six years--I think she got off light. MADem Jan 2013 #4

I actually like that idea dlwickham Jan 2013 #6

We could even double down, and make her pay a million to stay outta the pokey, AND make her MADem Jan 2013 #7