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Parent poster meant let's not make him look like a loon and hound him relentlessly because of it.
by to1y 5y ago
Parent poster meant let's not make him look like a loon and hound him relentlessly because of it.
- hugi 5y agoBut he was a loon and a thief/tax cheat
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- hartator 5y agoWas he? He was accused of not reporting potential cryto gains from talking about some cryptos. But if it didn’t realized any gains, he really didn’t have anything to report.
- studentrob 5y agoArticle says he didn't file for four years.
- pupdogg 5y agoYou don’t have to file taxes if you make less than $10k…I think that figure rose to $12k in 2020…how can you or the article prove he made more than that each of those 4 years? Always have to keep an ear open to both sides of the discussion!
- studentrob 5y agoTIL! I thought federal was required even with no income. Still, you're probably leaving money on the table if you don't file with no income, especially this last year with all the stimulus. About whether McAfee could prove no income, I guess he would've had his day in court to show it.
- hartator 5y ago> About whether McAfee could prove no income, I guess he would've had his day in court to show it. I would say the burden of proof is on the government.
- studentrob 5y agoYes, I could have phrased that differently.
- rcurry 5y agoExactly. Thank you.
- themacguffinman 5y agoOk but AFAICT the US government didn't make him look like a loon nor did they hound him relentlessly because he was a loon. They hounded him relentlessly to pay his taxes which is easily resolved by paying taxes, something even loons are capable of. > The US Justice Department alleged that McAfee evaded tax liability by having his income paid into bank accounts and cryptocurrency exchange accounts in the names of nominees. He was also accused of concealing assets, including a yacht and real estate property, also in other people's names. > In recent years, McAfee repeatedly claimed that there was a plot to get him - however the [Spanish National] court said there was "no revealing evidence" that he was being prosecuted for political or ideological reasons, El Pais reported.
- gizdan 5y agoAs use hugi said, that's exactly what he was, so why shouldn't we?
- toolz 5y agoI'd bet my entire net worth you've never even met the guy you're so confident you know enough about to drag his name through the mud.
- Judgmentality 5y agoI find it bizarre how many comments are focused on the virtues of the man over tax fraud and how few people are mentioning he's wanted for murder in Belize. And I didn't just skim some articles on it - I believe he killed someone. He's also been accused of rape. I've never met the guy but when there's evidence he killed someone and another person claiming she was raped by him, it seems like maybe he's not so great?
- toolz 5y agoI'm not claiming otherwise, he may have well been crazy and horrible, but the fact of the matter is that he's a controversial character and controversial characters don't exactly have nothing but truth being spoken about them on the internet.
- Judgmentality 5y agoThat's a fair point, and I guess I very poorly incorporated that into my original comment. I just find it so weird we're arguing over ethics of tax fraud when there's reason to believe he's a murderer and a rapist. That said, he never had a trial for those crimes. The media has lied about stuff before. He seems pretty shady to me but I'm not pretending to have all the facts.
- toolz 5y agocan you link some evidence that he's a murderer? I'm reading up on it now and it doesn't appear he was ever even a suspect in the murder case from the local authorities.