no problem once people don't mind paying high taxes to fund the above but I think they do have a problem up until now they blamed the wrong people for there high taxes,Sweeping statements on supposedly tax evasion in the above comments but, are we talking about tax evasion or tax avoidance? One is legal and one is not and a lot of people don't seem to understand. Yes, we have tax evasion, i'm not disputing that. We also have specific branches of accountancy dealing with people who wish to avoid paying tax above and beyond what's legally expected and whither we like it or not this is above board even if it's frowned on by the moral police.
Now, the above is just a thought to throw into the mix, it usually gets the snowflakes up and out to flex their little keyboard muscles.
Yes, the issue of legitimacy of authority. It applies in households, businesses, sports teams and countries. If you perceive that the State is wasting your money then you resent paying your taxes. If you see welfare fraud you resent that too and so we get to a "sure everyone else is at it, you'd be a fool not to" attitude.f you don't trust your government to spend your money wisely, or think they are wasting it on frivolous things... then you will see it as ok to dodge the tax that they levy.
If you don't see a connection between the tax you contribute, and how it is manifested in your area in schools, hospitals, roads, police, infrastructure projects... then you will see it as acceptable to dodge tax.
Does the American Federal system, where different taxes are levied at different levels, help to form those connections?
Yes, the issue of legitimacy of authority. It applies in households, businesses, sports teams and countries. If you perceive that the State is wasting your money then you resent paying your taxes. If you see welfare fraud you resent that too and so we get to a "sure everyone else is at it, you'd be a fool not to" attitude.
How do we change that?
In my opinion the media have a case to answer as they present most topics in emotive rather than empirical or factual terms.
no problem once people don't mind paying high taxes to fund the above but I think they do have a problem up until now they blamed the wrong people for there high taxes,
I agree odyssey06 but it is very common to see so-called journalists write articles in which they conflate issues and mislead the reader about cause and effect.
People who defend loopholes are the same people whinging about the amount of tax they pay if you look back on this site , We will still be paying for lots of the loopholes they are defending in thirty years time,I've genuinely no idea what you're trying to say.
People who defend loopholes are the same people whinging about the amount of tax they pay if you look back on this site , We will still be paying for lots of the loopholes they are defending in thirty years time,
Telling an American that you don't pay your taxes is like telling them you are a pedophile. If you are fully tax compliant here you are a fool.
How do we change that?
Currently what an understatement lots of the commitments and squandering if the were to stop tomorrow it will take forty years for the squandering to work its way out of the system the biggest cheerleaders for no change are High earners the think FF/FG are looking out for them there are in for a shock .They have done more long term damage to high wage earners than any left wing government could ever imagine getting away with, The Trioka are badly missed by high earners,High earners are entitled to feel peeved when their taxes are squandered in the manner that they currently are.
High earners are entitled to feel peeved when their taxes are squandered in the manner that they currently are.
Lots of high earners think like you they are in for a shock they are already starting to pick up the tab .They are not looking closely at where the tax is being spent ,What about low and middle income earners? Or is it just a privilege for high-earners?
The irony is, the laws, decisions, rules, are by and large drawn up and set by high-earners. Isnt that why they paid a pretty penny? To take the 'hard' decisions?
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