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LanternWaste

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33. "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes..."

Tue May 7, 2013, 12:53 PM

May 2013

In 1989 Leona Helmsley was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison (only served about a year and a half though). Sometimes, the consequences of arrogance and greed to the point of breaking the law are prison. Yet she too was not imprisoned for debt, she was however, imprisoned for defrauding the government... much like Lauryn Hill.

Debt versus Defrauding the Government. Two wholly and separate concepts. Unless of course, one believes that defrauding the government is nifty-caliifty and peachy-keen... in which case, the owner of the plant that caused the explosion in West, Texas two weeks ago should simply get a slap on the wrist.

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I thought we did away with debtor's prison [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP

We're bringing them back, under the guise that closeupready May 2013 #1

Sending a message to Jamie Dimon? Fumesucker May 2013 #2

Are you kidding? The only message he would get is an inviite for lunch. Safetykitten May 2013 #15

Yeah no kidding gopiscrap May 2013 #3

I hope you are now in good health. closeupready May 2013 #5

I am and thanks to a Democratic Administration gopiscrap May 2013 #43

IRS ........the only legalized mafia in the U.S.A newmember May 2013 #4

I see...only corporate execs should be jailed for tax evasion Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #6

It doesn't matter what the profession is newmember May 2013 #7

failing to pay taxes violates federal law BainsBane May 2013 #8

You do realize it's not always the rich that go to prison for this. newmember May 2013 #9

Yes, I know that BainsBane May 2013 #11

Without taxes a country implodes , I know that newmember May 2013 #12

That's how they got Al Capone, you know BainsBane May 2013 #13

I know it's not new , I just don't agree jailing people for this. newmember May 2013 #14

Maybe not, but it's still not a debtor's prison Orrex May 2013 #16

What they already do newmember May 2013 #19

and what about the people who stash it all overseas? BainsBane May 2013 #23

The reason that's allowed is the rich lobbied our politicians newmember May 2013 #28

It isn't allowed BainsBane May 2013 #41

I disagree. Chan790 May 2013 #26

Ha ha. Very funny. Indentured servitude and bonded labor are making huge comebacks geckosfeet May 2013 #10

Just to be clear Seeking Serenity May 2013 #17

just to be clear bigtree May 2013 #18

I guess because it's not a crime Seeking Serenity May 2013 #20

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This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree May 2013 #22

Yeah, right. If she was an exec at Goldman Sachs who owed a tenth of that tax bill Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #24

alright, Tatum. Consistency bigtree May 2013 #25

She's not going to jail because she can't pay her taxes, she's going because she DIDN'T hughee99 May 2013 #27

No...she did pay them newmember May 2013 #29

According to her, she paid them. hughee99 May 2013 #30

It's not about being a celebrity to me newmember May 2013 #32

No Prison Time For Anyone??? KharmaTrain May 2013 #34

No man , for taxes newmember May 2013 #42

I understand where you're coming from. hughee99 May 2013 #36

An example to scare straight all tax evaders... 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #31

"We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes..." LanternWaste May 2013 #33

Yes, we had a state senator who didn't even file federal tax returns hughee99 May 2013 #38

It may have just been ignorance. Xithras May 2013 #39

We had gotten rid of a lot of abuses that are coming back, the Cleita May 2013 #35

Yet, thousands of tax evaders who stashed in Swiss bank accounts closeupready May 2013 #37

So she thinks she can earn the money... NCTraveler May 2013 #40