Madeline
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And do you think a person should be sent to debtors prison for stealing from us all? Because if he is in prison, 1.He can't pay taxes, and 2.We then start paying his room and board at some golf country club like Lompoc, for a year or more.
Surely there is a better way to have these non-payers repay society. Sweep the streets in his neighborhood & run all the garbage cans out to the curb. Charge him 10% more income tax until the debt and interest is paid.
We have a (predominately) voluntary tax system, shintao. Not every failure to pay in full and on time rises to the level of a crime, but when one does, prison does not seem like a flawed punishment to me. If we repealed the crimes one may commit under the tax code, noncompliance and nonpayment would increase.
I know there are famous cases, such as Wesley Snipes, where a tax protestor has been sentenced to prison but in real life, most who go are those who embezzle payroll taxes.
My brother was one of those guys who thought he knew the tax laws, etc. He got a year and 1/2 in Lompoc and had to repay what he owed. The feds came to my place looking for him, checked all the closets, etc., and finally found him on a job where he was arrested and hauled off.
I don't mind paying my share, or taking the loop holes when I can get them. I guess you could say I don't just voluntarily throw money at them, I make them fight for it. When the dust settles, that is what they take. My dad was a little more ambitious, and was audited every year. In Fact they still harrass my mom every year, and they have been busy on them since the 60's when a hired accountant screwed up a couple of figures. I told my dad several times to file a law suit to make them stop harrassing him, but I think secretly he enjoyed the game. IMO.
What a terrible story, shintao. I am very sorry to hear it, especially where your Mom is concerned.
I'm not gonna say the IRS is perfect or never indulges in bad behavior....they certainly do.