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2016 Postmortem

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

9. There is a reason it's called "tax evasion."

Reply to hill2016 (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:45 AM

Apr 2016

Last edited Sat Apr 16, 2016, 04:25 AM - Edit history (1)

Employing legal technicalities to avoid taxes in ways the tax code did not intend is known as "tax evasion" for a reason.

Tax evasion may be technically legal (at least until some court case makes the illegality clear), but it is morally indefensible. And it is not something that a person running for public office should engage in.

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Do you agree that everyone and every company has the right to reduce their taxes as much as possible [View all] hill2016 Apr 2016 OP

Of course. That's why honest politicians are necessary. delrem Apr 2016 #1

+1 840high Apr 2016 #2

"Let's start with an honest, clear-eyed assessment of what went so terribly wrong." delrem Apr 2016 #10

Oooh. Something jucy must be coming up in Hillary's tax returns... revbones Apr 2016 #3

do you agree as a principle or not? hill2016 Apr 2016 #4

No. chknltl Apr 2016 #5

no. I assume those tax laws were written by businesses, just like financial regulations Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #6

Legally yes, morally no! nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #7

having read bernies return he took plenty of deductions, lots of them. what's good for him msongs Apr 2016 #8

There is a reason it's called "tax evasion." pat_k Apr 2016 #9

Did someone get an email tonight? Marr Apr 2016 #11

transcript talking points? reddread Apr 2016 #12

When people understand that austerity and sequestration Lars39 Apr 2016 #13

But wouldn't that mean they were minimizing their participation in the American community? RadiationTherapy Apr 2016 #14

No mythology Apr 2016 #15