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Well, let me know when you claim zero deductions on your tax return.

• happytoexplain 8y ago
  I've seen this curt analogy a lot in this thread, but I haven't seen anybody explain how it's comparable.
  • fixermark 8y ago
    It highlights the notion that taxation policy is inherently amoral (or, more specifically, a patchwork of overlapping morality and ethical frameworks and the laws resulting from that multi-framework pileup; it's the ultimate sausage of the legal sausage-making process). To highlight it, people highlight the hypocrisy of individuals using the law to minimize the money they pay out while criticizing corporations using the law to minimize the money they pay out. While you can argue there is a difference, doing so puts you in an ethical framework that not all people in the discourse might share.
  • ucaetano 8y ago
    Everyone tries to legally minimize the amount of taxes they pay, often resorting to procedures with names such as "backdoor ROTH" or "Mega Backdoor Roth IRA". But when those same people see a company doing the same, they get pissed off and call it unethical, "not the right thing", etc. TL;DR: companies are fighting for their interests, just like people are.