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oldsoftie

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22. Which is why i covered that in the second sentence. Either we want to raise money or not.

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 08:42 PM

Apr 2019

Nothing is perfect. But in europe the consumption tax is a large part of funding the programs they have that we WANT to have.
The rich will not avoid a sales tax. The rich people i know spend a ton of money doing whatever they like. Tax it. They're not gonna stop spending. And raising their income tax is the EASIEST way to avoid paying. There's ALWAYS a loophole or a shelter & there always will be
If we want to fund the things we want, its gonna hurt a little. There simply arent enough people who qualify as "rich" to raise enough money for what we need.
I know its not a popular point of view here, but i'm dealing with reality and what will work

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Beto O'Rourke appears to have underpaid taxes in 2013, 2014 [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 OP

Oh boy. Repigs will have a field day with that. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #1

They can have a field day after murielm99 Apr 2019 #2

Pretty solid if this is what they have to come after him with. NT WeekiWater Apr 2019 #4

Oops. jalan48 Apr 2019 #3

The tax system is stupid. The government knows what you owe. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #5

That would only apply without itemization or adjustments bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #7

Still something you can do a lot easier if you didn't have to calculate everything else. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #13

Huh? oldsoftie Apr 2019 #10

here Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #11

He's way wrong on this one. Most of my income isnt be reported to the govt. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #16

The propublica report is far more detailed. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #18

Thats just it, the banks dont know whats income & whats not. They just report interest. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #21

I think you might be in a very unique situation. In the cases where the government already has the Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #24

Exactly. And there are a TON of people just like me. Which is why i support a sales tax. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #30

How is the g'ment supposed to know what we paid Ruby the Liberal Apr 2019 #19

Yes. I agree. Politicub Apr 2019 #26

Sounds like the accounting firm made the mistake. It happens. Freethinker65 Apr 2019 #6

This is very common, our tax system is horrendously complicated yaesu Apr 2019 #8

You are correct. Too many stipulations written for cronies. Get rid of it & get a consumption tax. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #12

A consumption tax is considered to be regressive. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #17

Which is why i covered that in the second sentence. Either we want to raise money or not. oldsoftie Apr 2019 #22

Beto rocks! nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #9

So did I. Paying for that now. Caliman73 Apr 2019 #14

I wonder who paid the accounting firm to look for a problem in the returns Indygram Apr 2019 #15

While silly articles like this try to attack Beto he's campaigning his but off...in Charlottesville Indygram Apr 2019 #20

+1 dalton99a Apr 2019 #31

Not their fault. nt ecstatic Apr 2019 #23

An accounting firm makes and error and corrects it. News at 11. Politicub Apr 2019 #25

Meanwhile Beto is busy doing this.... Indygram Apr 2019 #27

With Hollandaise, it's the WSJ, after all. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2019 #29

Having just gotten returns from my accountant on Saturday... VarryOn Apr 2019 #28