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Paying what you owe isn't morally wrong. But using your wealth to corrupt the system so that you and you ilk owe less in taxes IS morally wrong. Its also wrong

Paying what you owe isn't morally wrong. But using your wealth to corrupt the system so that you and you ilk owe less in taxes IS morally wrong. Its also wrong to support,continue and benefit from the system that keeps the corruption in place.

blunte 9y ago
This, to me, is the biggest moral dilemma. To avoid ("legally" or fraudulently) taxes is to push the burden onto the people who are paying their appropriate amount of taxes. But to contribute to a corrupt, warmongering government, is also wrong. What you can do - what I do - is choose to live in a higher taxed country that isn't nearly as bad with respect to how it spends tax money. And so long as you pay more taxes to the country you live in, you end up owing none to the US.
- snappyTertle 9y ago
  So...you benefit from the social programs of the US without contributing. Nice solution!
  - blunte 9y ago
    I'm pretty sure I get nothing out of the US social programs considering I'm a resident of another country.
    - makotech222 9y ago
      You're probably protected by the US military, via US navy protecting shipping routes, or some other form of defense.
      - chillwaves 9y ago
        Do you think the US is not being "paid" by its position as the dominant world power? US military is not particularly known for its altruism. You may want to rethink the internal logic of your argument here.
        makotech222 9y ago
        The US Government? and by extension, the US people? No, it is not getting paid at all. Private government contractors though? Yes! This is Neoliberalism in a nutshell. Move social profits into private hands until everything collapses.
- makotech222 9y ago
  What you should do is at the very least, vote for social democrat type candidates who can at least restore balance to tax code and enhance social programs. At best, advocate for the end to capitalism. Since you aren't in the U.S., though, I guess there isn't much you in particular can do.

blunte 9y ago

This, to me, is the biggest moral dilemma. To avoid ("legally" or fraudulently) taxes is to push the burden onto the people who are paying their appropriate amount of taxes. But to contribute to a corrupt, warmongering government, is also wrong. What you can do - what I do - is choose to live in a higher taxed country that isn't nearly as bad with respect to how it spends tax money. And so long as you pay more taxes to the country you live in, you end up owing none to the US.

snappyTertle 9y ago
So...you benefit from the social programs of the US without contributing. Nice solution!
- blunte 9y ago
  I'm pretty sure I get nothing out of the US social programs considering I'm a resident of another country.
  - makotech222 9y ago
    You're probably protected by the US military, via US navy protecting shipping routes, or some other form of defense.
    - chillwaves 9y ago
      Do you think the US is not being "paid" by its position as the dominant world power? US military is not particularly known for its altruism. You may want to rethink the internal logic of your argument here.
      - makotech222 9y ago
        The US Government? and by extension, the US people? No, it is not getting paid at all. Private government contractors though? Yes! This is Neoliberalism in a nutshell. Move social profits into private hands until everything collapses.
makotech222 9y ago
What you should do is at the very least, vote for social democrat type candidates who can at least restore balance to tax code and enhance social programs. At best, advocate for the end to capitalism. Since you aren't in the U.S., though, I guess there isn't much you in particular can do.