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govt workers are very rarely fired...so they are not afraid of abusing the system like this

• barking 7y ago
  In the case of Groden it's sort of like the employer (taxpayer) being persecuted by his employees (public servants).
  • azhenley 7y ago
    Wouldn't that be true for most people who commit crimes? They pay taxes and get persecuted by public servants.
    • classicsnoot 7y ago
      You are making the assumption that criminals pay taxes. I'm sure some of them do, but I would be interested to see some real numbers on it.
      • vkou 7y ago
        If they aren't homeless, they pay property taxes, directly, or via their landlord. If they buy anything in a state with sales taxes, they pay sales taxes. If they legally own a car, they pay vehicle taxes. If they buy gas for that car, they pay gas taxes. Nearly every man, woman, and child in the United States pays taxes.
    • barking 7y ago
      Criminals are persecuted for their criminality. That's a whole different scenario to what was happening to Mr Groden where a law abiding citizen was being harassed because people in authority felt like it.
  • mindslight 7y ago
    Taxation creates no employment relationship. Direction of money flow is orthogonal to power imbalance. Here are some examples of patronage in order of diminishing accountability: Employer-Employee, Consultancy-Client, HugeStore-Customer, Government-Subject, Mugger-Victim.