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Why do some people always want the federal government to solve their problems? It's simple. Donate the extra taxes you should be paying at http://fms.treas.gov/

Why do some people always want the federal government to solve their problems? It's simple. Donate the extra taxes you should be paying at http://fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html http://fms.treas.gov/faq/moretopics_gifts.html. (Edit: Also, there are plenty of problems with the Federal Government size already. Pick a local cause such as Education, Low Income Families, Veterans, etc. and you will find plenty of non-governmental state or county-level groups and organizations who can put your money to a great use. Simply do the math that would leave you with the income you should have if the tax rate applied to your carry, and donate the rest).

YuriNiyazov 10y ago
I think you missed the point of the article. At the risk of explaining the obvious: the "my" in "Close My Tax Loophole" doesn't refer to just the author; it refers to all venture capitalists and money managers. The author may very well be donating the extra taxes, but he wants others in his profession to do the same.
- hyperliner 10y ago
  That point was not made. The author wants the government to solve the problem. Not a single call to action to other VCs was made to solve the problem by themselves. The author should create the "VC Group for Local Change" and pick a few missions and hire a few people to address them, and stop asking the Federal Government to solve all problems that there are simply by throwing money over the fence to make themselves feel good. It's not like we have an effective Federal Government.
jsmeaton 10y ago
This is very close to saying the government shouldn't tax anyone, and that people should donate what they feel comfortable with to various causes or departments. Taxes (and tax exemptions/loopholes) are firmly with government.
- hyperliner 10y ago
  I did not make that point. The point I made is we have a society who expects the federal government to solve problems that society can solve on their own if they really wanted to. I agree some problems can only be solved by the government, for which some amount of tax is needed, but not more than that.
function_seven 10y ago
If I think the speed limit on my street should be 25 instead of 45, I won't do a thing to solve that by driving 25 on my own.
- hyperliner 10y ago
  Put up a speed bump.

YuriNiyazov 10y ago

I think you missed the point of the article. At the risk of explaining the obvious: the "my" in "Close My Tax Loophole" doesn't refer to just the author; it refers to all venture capitalists and money managers. The author may very well be donating the extra taxes, but he wants others in his profession to do the same.

hyperliner 10y ago
That point was not made. The author wants the government to solve the problem. Not a single call to action to other VCs was made to solve the problem by themselves. The author should create the "VC Group for Local Change" and pick a few missions and hire a few people to address them, and stop asking the Federal Government to solve all problems that there are simply by throwing money over the fence to make themselves feel good. It's not like we have an effective Federal Government.

jsmeaton 10y ago

This is very close to saying the government shouldn't tax anyone, and that people should donate what they feel comfortable with to various causes or departments. Taxes (and tax exemptions/loopholes) are firmly with government.

hyperliner 10y ago
I did not make that point. The point I made is we have a society who expects the federal government to solve problems that society can solve on their own if they really wanted to. I agree some problems can only be solved by the government, for which some amount of tax is needed, but not more than that.

function_seven 10y ago

If I think the speed limit on my street should be 25 instead of 45, I won't do a thing to solve that by driving 25 on my own.

hyperliner 10y ago
Put up a speed bump.