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Originally Posted by MPGranger
ok Karl, calm down. Have you ever thought that the big old truck that brought your groceries paid the taxes on the way over. Or how about the employees paying the taxes that are set up. And that the store will be passing those taxes to you by the way of price inflation? Finding a way to tax people who are not significantly contributing to the problem is the topic of this thread.
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The "big old truck" that brings food to your store today will be electric tomorrow. The time to address this situation is now, to ensure that safe and well-maintained roads are in place tomorrow and that the burden of paying for them is shared by everyone who uses them.
It absolutely blows my mind that this is even a topic of discussion.
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Originally Posted by MPGranger
And if you are annoyed by tax dodgers, what is your feeling on international corporations? .
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I am much more concerned about big dollar tax evaders than by those who exploit welfare. Those who attain wealth by leveraging the American commerce & education system, then shuffle the money they earned on the public's back through tax loopholes and into shelters so they don't bear the burden of keeping the same system running, that made their wealth possible in the first place.
I have a relative who spends a lot of her time whining about those who exploit welfare, but has no problem dropping off a car full of garbage at Goodwill, getting a blank donation receipt from them and filling it out for $1000 so she can write it off her taxes. I've tried to force her to reconcile those behaviors in her head, and she lacks the circuitry to process it.
Meanwhile I pay full rate taxes, and don't even mind them. I mind that a-holes dodge taxes, wealthy and poor. If you don't like paying your share, GTFO my roads and die of food poisoning or a fire or get mugged or something, since the FDA and FD and police and military are all paid for with taxes.