wildbus8979

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 minutes ago

Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.

That's how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I know what I'm risking. Go touch grass and learn how to grow some fucking and empathy for people.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 hours ago

Where ever Vijay publishes. He's often on RealNews and Democracy Now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Prashad

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah I'll let pop pop die alone in the hospital, you're right.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

Unfortunately some of us have family there, and while it's easy to think "well fuck it I won't go visit", it's not always so easy. Family gets sick, dies, etc.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It's a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The IRS normally doesn't share files with anyone. Don't you know the old saying? The best way not to get caught as a drug dealer is to file your taxes.

If you look at my other comment, undocumented people in the US contribute over $90B in taxes every year!

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Mostly financially. Related to hiusing. I don't really wanna get into more details, but I'm essential stuck with my current living situation for the rest of my life, unless I'm willing to lose tens of thousands of dollars (or even more if I try to improve the place I'm currently at instead of cutting my losses and moving at an already big loss). Pressure to secure stable housing for an eventual old age made me make tough decisions that in hindsight were pretty fucking ill-advised.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You can't tax them at all, at least officially, without giving them the authorization to work.

You should probably know that this isn't correct at all. Undocumented immigrants do in fact pay income tax in the US. The IRS issues Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to everyone, regardless of status.

Regardless of immigration status, both resident and nonresident immigrants may have federal tax return and payment responsibilities under the Internal Revenue Code.

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/undocumented-immigrants-can-do-pay-taxes-2025-02-26/

Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $97 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, according to a July 2024 report , opens new tab by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which used data on taxpayers with ITINs to estimate tax revenue.

The ITEP report said undocumented immigrants contributed $59.4 billion to the federal government, including payments for federal income tax and federal social insurance such as Social Security, Medicare and Unemployment Insurance.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The IRS issues "Individidual Tax Identification Number" for undocumented immigrants who don't have a social security number.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Taxpayer_Identification_Number

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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I'm sure our fearless, strong back, foreign affairs minister will have strongly worded statements about a foreign state carrying an airstrike NEXT DOOR to one of our embassies and likely damaging it. Right? Right?....

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nVcGEGXxJckCs6Rt8

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/01/israeli-airstrike-on-iranian-consulate-in-damascus-kills-six-including-irgc-commander

 
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