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I do realise that. I’m not against all (or fair) taxation. I just sympathize with people who manage to get away with tax evasion. Sentences like “the state los
by sgjohnson 4y ago
I do realise that. I’m not against all (or fair) taxation. I just sympathize with people who manage to get away with tax evasion.
Sentences like “the state lost €30bn of revenue because of tax evasion” rubs me the wrong way. It’s not too far off from saying “mugger lost €500 of revenue because the potential victim ran away”.
I do realise it’s a fallacy—it’s just not too far off.
- michaelmrose 4y agoIt's not "not far off" It's a defective fantasy. You are part of a society entirely based on pooling money through taxation and using it to pay for the things that make your entire life possible. The only people in a position to meaningfully move the needle as far as tax evasion are the rich who overwhelmingly are the folks who benefit from tax evasion and the people most harmed by austerity are the poor who lose benefits essential to their continued existence. Tax evasion is overwhelmingly the rich stealing from the poor.