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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by withinboredom on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:39PM (#34493029)
It's on the books, under "toilets" or something. That money has to go somewhere. Also, undocumented workers still have to pay income taxes.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by baremetal on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:25PM (#34493656)
>Also, undocumented workers still have to pay income taxes.

Undocumented workers are sometimes paid in cash.

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by CydeWeys on Monday January 23, 2023 @04:08PM (#34495054)
More than sometimes, I would say they are mostly paid in cash.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by withinboredom on Monday January 23, 2023 @06:24PM (#34496571)
Getting paid in cash doesn’t excuse you from paying taxes, or filing them.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by Gibbon1 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:22AM (#34516231)
Failing to withhold payroll taxes and deductions can get you fined hard perhaps tossed in jail.
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