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38. Not naive...invested in the status quo.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #35)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:02 PM

Nov 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
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The top 1% owe 70% of unpaid taxes. Collecting less than a third of those taxes can fund all of this [View all] Uncle Joe Nov 2019 OP

More proof that we cannot afford... JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #1

Exactly right. dchill Nov 2019 #27

They must be hiding in extra-judicial zones, because the rest of us would be in jail. ancianita Nov 2019 #2

Why can't the government collect these taxes? eom Maraya1969 Nov 2019 #3

Really rich people have REALLY good lawyers. nt redqueen Nov 2019 #6

And they usually own at least a congressman or two Bettie Nov 2019 #7

Indeed. nt redqueen Nov 2019 #14

A friend of mine who used to work for the IRS told me that it cost the IRS LiberalArkie Nov 2019 #19

If it costs the IRS, then common sense would dictate that the tax evaders should have similar costs Hav Nov 2019 #36

Probably their budget only allows X number of dollars (per congress) for collection LiberalArkie Nov 2019 #37

It appears... Newest Reality Nov 2019 #4

when you're right, you're right, bernie. mopinko Nov 2019 #5

Sigh...they are not unpaid taxes and are not "owed" brooklynite Nov 2019 #8

Tax evasion is a felony, having unpaid taxes is not. n/t Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #9

What taxes are OWED under the Tax Law and have not been paid? brooklynite Nov 2019 #10

You can see companies advertise all day long on television marketing to people that owe back taxes Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #11

So you're suggesting that Amazon wants to pay taxes but can't find the money? brooklynite Nov 2019 #13

No, my point was owing back taxes is not a felony, tax evasion is. Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #15

Do you think that those firms are marketing their services to the 1%? NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #16

Probably not but the essential point remains. Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #17

How very naive. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #35

Not naive...invested in the status quo. ret5hd Nov 2019 #38

Is Senator Sanders offering up data to support the truth of this proposition? The Valley Below Nov 2019 #12

That was my first question. mjvpi Nov 2019 #21

No. Mine is an honest question. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #22

Okay, I did a little investigation mjvpi Nov 2019 #28

Thanks for the feedback. It would be preferable to have hard data instead of inferences-- The Valley Below Nov 2019 #29

Thanks, I was honestly agreeing with you on where is the data. mjvpi Nov 2019 #32

I took your post as agreement. My apologies if my words came off otherwise. Not my intent. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #33

That's not how it works. The burden-of-proof belongs to BS. NurseJackie Nov 2019 #24

Ok, I did some research on my own mjvpi Nov 2019 #30

Most pay less that 10% on billions BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #18

Bring back the guillotine. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2019 #23

Ha! Were you just eavesdropping on me while in my kitchen BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #25

Were you evesdropping I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2019 #31

I love Bernie, but I'd like to see some data on this. SpankMe Nov 2019 #20

Bernie loves to throw out these claims calguy Nov 2019 #26

Need a citation, but one poster above says there was $458 Billion uncollected in 2008-2010. Hoyt Nov 2019 #34