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Re:The bullet effects in Terminator 2 weren’t CGI by tekknik on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:36AM (#29228592)
You can’t avoid most taxes, it’s taken out before you see the money. Some history was destroyed here because of an inability to pay taxes. You can argue whether taxes are good or not but that’s what happened.
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Re:The bullet effects in Terminator 2 weren’t CGI by SketchySeaBeast on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:02AM (#29228913)
It's not realistic, but if the definition of a terrible tax is one "which people avoid by altering their behavior in ways that are bad for society" seems like it's catching pretty much every tax in that.
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Re:The bullet effects in Terminator 2 weren’t CGI by drewgross on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:08PM (#29229658)
Most people don't start shopping at grey/black markets in order to avoid paying sales tax. Most people don't pay their employees under the table to avoid paying income tax. Most people don't move or de-value their own homes in order to avoid paying income tax. Those taxes make up most tax revenue, and wouldn't get caught in that definition.
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Re:The bullet effects in Terminator 2 weren’t CGI by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @11:17AM (#29242301)
So it's only those with the means to avoid the taxes are those who suffer under terrible taxes?
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