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IRS collects milestone $1B in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

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95 points gmays | 5 comments | 27 Jul 24 02:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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Singular9178[dead post] ◴[27 Jul 24 05:09 UTC] No.41084573[source]▶
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1. baq ◴[27 Jul 24 07:05 UTC] No.41084939[source]▶
If you’re paying taxes, you’re already winning. Is not paying taxes a matter of principle of some sort?
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2. matheusmoreira ◴[27 Jul 24 08:07 UTC] No.41085159[source]▶
> Is not paying taxes a matter of principle of some sort?

Yes. Some countries have governments so irredeemably corrupt you come to regard taxes as equivalent to robbery. Worse than robbery: at least robbers don't make you provide a detailed accounting of the tributes they demand from you at gunpoint.

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3. crngefest ◴[27 Jul 24 08:15 UTC] No.41085186[source]▶
Not paying taxes is one of the strongest human instincts
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4. ngetchell ◴[27 Jul 24 13:23 UTC] No.41086432[source]▶
For a child maybe. Adults should be able to take a breath and see the services they depend on and how taxes pay for them.
5. archagon ◴[28 Jul 24 01:04 UTC] No.41090508[source]▶
Sounds like you should move!