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Does anyone blame these people for hiding their wealth when they know how wasteful government is? Shouldn't we be looking deep underground in government waste

• hackuser 10y ago
  Yes. Why should I, and everyone else, pay more taxes to cover their fair share? I definitely want government to be less corrupt and wasteful (though I think the situation is greatly exaggerated, and the U.S. government is among the least corrupt), but somehow we need to pay for those services. If they want more or less services from government, they have a chance to convince their fellow citizens to vote for what they want. But an essential part of the deal is that, once the law is written, like it or not we're all covered by it. Majority rules.
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• toomuchtodo 10y ago
  > Does anyone blame these people for hiding their wealth when they know how wasteful government is? Yes. > Shouldn't we be looking deep underground in government waste and political misconduct? We can do both.
• striking 10y ago
  I'd rather they waste everyone's money equally. Not just the people who play fair. Taking care of waste is a separate problem.
• room505 10y ago
  I didn't mean to imply these people aren't doing anything wrong. I just wish governments were in the spotlight just as much. Thanks all for your replies.
• michaelmrose 10y ago
  Yes. There is no reason we can't work to make government less wasteful and keep people from cheating the system. While a lot of tax money is wasted a lot of it does a lot of good. They are skipping out on paying their fair share of those too.