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The US government is pretty aggressive about getting their tax dollars (no matter who it is). See John McAfee, Al Capone.
by DantesKite 5y ago
The US government is pretty aggressive about getting their tax dollars (no matter who it is).
See John McAfee, Al Capone.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoI'm pretty sure Al Capone was not about aggressive tax collecting but was instead about putting him away on the one thing they could actually prove and make it stick. Edit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/10/17/al-capone-sentenced-to-prison-for-tax-evasion-on-this-day-in-1931/?sh=a6fed237c4cd https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/10/17/al-...
- selectodude 5y agoHis 1099-MISC was lacking millions in income.
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- diob 5y agoThey're gone on record saying they only go after the small fry though. The big ones hold them up in litigation.
- nrmitchi 5y agoReally? IF the US is that aggressive about their tax dollars, what was the full fallout of the Panama Papers again? I'm not going to say anything about McAfee at at this time, but your other example was not really a target for inditement based solely on his tax crimes.
- mapt 5y agoThat was before 40 years of billionaires largely controlling the agenda of government, with the past 15 years in particular seeing audit rates for this class drop below audit rates for waitresses.