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You realize paying taxes is mandatory in the US, right?

by drcube 13y ago

speeder 13y ago
You realize that people can still for example move out, right? I wrote in a agressive tone, because I see LOTS of US people that just keep complaining about their government, and do nothing about it, beside voting (that clearly, is not working), and when they get for example a 9/11 on their head, they don't understand why other people hate them. It is a thing of owning up to your mistakes, if you are not making a effort to avoid supporting your government that do evil actions, you are evil yourself, because you are allowing you are providing resources to make evil. I am Brazillian, and I am tired of hearing here from US tourists for example, that they don't understand why they are hated, if the US meddling here is not their fault, but their government fault. I don't believe the US population is stupid, or they DO support the government evil actions, or they just don't care, saying that it is "not your fault" is NOT acceptable when you are providing taxes that pay the wages of CIA people that disappear my friends.
- mapleoin 13y ago
  Would you say you condone all the actions done by your country's government. If not, how are you taking action against them?
  - speeder 13y ago
    First, our country is much less tame than US in outright evilness... It is a government that is very inefficient, and corrupt, but does not drop bombs on other people heads to get minerals. Aside from that, what I am doing? First, I don't pay most taxes, literally. I don't even bother looking at what taxes I should pay. The tax that I pay correctly is the state (not federal) and municipal ones. Second, I support with campaigning and donations when I can, some politicians. Third, I support protests, specially the big and loud ones (like the ones that attracted international media here, and DID resulted into a couple of law changes in our favour). Fourth, if after next elections things don't improve, I plan in moving somewhere else, and renouncing my citizenship as soon as I can. I don't want to stay citizen of a country that I don't agree with the actions of its population, the government is only a reflection of the local population, maybe with the exception of extreme cases of autocracy. Fifth, after I amass enough power, I plan in engaging in politics in a active manner, whatever manner is needed at the time, and where I am.
- MichaelGG 13y ago
  >You realize that people can still for example move out, right? You realize that US citizens have global tax liability, even if they've never lived in the US, right? (Certain countries' taxes count as credit, and you get some exemption, but US persons are supposed to report all foreign assets and pay taxes.)

You realize paying taxes is mandatory in the US, right?

by drcube 13y ago

You realize paying taxes is mandatory in the US, right?

You realize that people can still for example move out, right? I wrote in a agressive tone, because I see LOTS of US people that just keep complaining about their government, and do nothing about it, beside voting (that clearly, is not working), and when they get for example a 9/11 on their head, they don't understand why other people hate them. It is a thing of owning up to your mistakes, if you are not making a effort to avoid supporting your government that do evil actions, you are evil yourself, because you are allowing you are providing resources to make evil. I am Brazillian, and I am tired of hearing here from US tourists for example, that they don't understand why they are hated, if the US meddling here is not their fault, but their government fault. I don't believe the US population is stupid, or they DO support the government evil actions, or they just don't care, saying that it is "not your fault" is NOT acceptable when you are providing taxes that pay the wages of CIA people that disappear my friends.

mapleoin 13y ago
Would you say you condone all the actions done by your country's government. If not, how are you taking action against them?
- speeder 13y ago
  First, our country is much less tame than US in outright evilness... It is a government that is very inefficient, and corrupt, but does not drop bombs on other people heads to get minerals. Aside from that, what I am doing? First, I don't pay most taxes, literally. I don't even bother looking at what taxes I should pay. The tax that I pay correctly is the state (not federal) and municipal ones. Second, I support with campaigning and donations when I can, some politicians. Third, I support protests, specially the big and loud ones (like the ones that attracted international media here, and DID resulted into a couple of law changes in our favour). Fourth, if after next elections things don't improve, I plan in moving somewhere else, and renouncing my citizenship as soon as I can. I don't want to stay citizen of a country that I don't agree with the actions of its population, the government is only a reflection of the local population, maybe with the exception of extreme cases of autocracy. Fifth, after I amass enough power, I plan in engaging in politics in a active manner, whatever manner is needed at the time, and where I am.
MichaelGG 13y ago
>You realize that people can still for example move out, right? You realize that US citizens have global tax liability, even if they've never lived in the US, right? (Certain countries' taxes count as credit, and you get some exemption, but US persons are supposed to report all foreign assets and pay taxes.)