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Yada Yada Taxes are theft... oh my. Just gotta love how this white, Australian born cis-male was educated in a public school, going there every day over public

Yada Yada Taxes are theft... oh my. Just gotta love how this white, Australian born cis-male was educated in a public school, going there every day over public roads, in a town kept safe by public police, in a house that never burned down because of public firefighters, never fearing saying the wrong thing in a free constitutional democracy protected by judges, politicians and a military — lecturing everyone about that TAXES ARE THEFT, BADLY SPENT and he did it ALL BY HIMSELF. Smart boy, bravo you combined the vulnerabilities of three dozen international laws to get down to 1,3% combined tax rate. I don't even have a word for people like this. Here's my take: youtube.com/watch?v=4K5fbQ1-zps

charlesdm 8y ago
He never said he did it all by himself. He did say they were not spending the money accordingly, which is likely true of most governments. I love my universal healthcare and pensions and am happy to pay a good tax rate for that, but many people seem to assume that it's just OK for governments to tax, and tax, and then tax some more. Also, a motivated person is going to find loopholes in the tax code. That is essentially the result of being able to structure your own affairs the way you want, unlike, say, an employee. Don't blame the person understanding the rules well -- he's playing by the book after all.
- xupybd 8y ago
  I agree that smart people will find the loopholes. But I think governments should be held to account for not closing these loopholes. It’s near corruption to leave them open. You can’t blame a smart business owner for minimising their tax bill. They’re in competition, they have to do what is possible to stay competitive. But you can blame the regulators for creating an unfair system.
SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
While I enjoyed (and somewhat agreed with) the rant, I'm not sure what his gender, race or sexuality have to do with anything?
- ck425 8y ago
  The odds are generally stacked towards straight, white, cis-males. Or atleast we don't have the disadvantages and discrimination most other groups do.
jstanley 8y ago
> Just gotta love how this white, Australian born cis-male [...] He didn't bring sex or race into it. His points are just as valid regardless of your sex or race. You're the only one here discriminating based on sex or race.
- kranner 8y ago
  Opportunities to make money vary for the most part according to sex, race, place of origin, etc.
  - jstanley 8y ago
    But the guy in the clip wasn't talking about opportunities to make money, he was talking about laws and taxes.
    - kranner 8y ago
      Fair enough, I mistook your comment to be about the post, not the YouTube clip.
Aeolun 8y ago
But, I mean, why wouldn’t you? If that’s what the law allows, then there’s very little incentive not to do it. You’ll get all those public services regardless of how many taxes you pay. And if somehow everyone else decides to do it as well, you can be sure the politicians will rapidly figure out a way to finally make it illegal.

charlesdm 8y ago

He never said he did it all by himself. He did say they were not spending the money accordingly, which is likely true of most governments. I love my universal healthcare and pensions and am happy to pay a good tax rate for that, but many people seem to assume that it's just OK for governments to tax, and tax, and then tax some more. Also, a motivated person is going to find loopholes in the tax code. That is essentially the result of being able to structure your own affairs the way you want, unlike, say, an employee. Don't blame the person understanding the rules well -- he's playing by the book after all.

xupybd 8y ago
I agree that smart people will find the loopholes. But I think governments should be held to account for not closing these loopholes. It’s near corruption to leave them open. You can’t blame a smart business owner for minimising their tax bill. They’re in competition, they have to do what is possible to stay competitive. But you can blame the regulators for creating an unfair system.

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago

While I enjoyed (and somewhat agreed with) the rant, I'm not sure what his gender, race or sexuality have to do with anything?

ck425 8y ago
The odds are generally stacked towards straight, white, cis-males. Or atleast we don't have the disadvantages and discrimination most other groups do.

jstanley 8y ago

> Just gotta love how this white, Australian born cis-male [...] He didn't bring sex or race into it. His points are just as valid regardless of your sex or race. You're the only one here discriminating based on sex or race.

kranner 8y ago
Opportunities to make money vary for the most part according to sex, race, place of origin, etc.
- jstanley 8y ago
  But the guy in the clip wasn't talking about opportunities to make money, he was talking about laws and taxes.
  - kranner 8y ago
    Fair enough, I mistook your comment to be about the post, not the YouTube clip.

Aeolun 8y ago

But, I mean, why wouldn’t you? If that’s what the law allows, then there’s very little incentive not to do it. You’ll get all those public services regardless of how many taxes you pay. And if somehow everyone else decides to do it as well, you can be sure the politicians will rapidly figure out a way to finally make it illegal.