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I don't think you understand the term victimless crime. By your definition no crime is a victimless crime since all crime costs money to investigate.

• davidw 11y ago
  The 'victim' is society at large, I guess. Imagine a country with 5 people, where 1 of them doesn't pay their share of taxes. Everyone else is that much poorer in terms of money available to spend on public projects. Or: imagine if no one paid their taxes. Jail time sounds kind of harsh where a fine might do, but we don't know the details, and that's not what the person is asking about anyway.
  • fsk 11y ago
    Taxation is theft! Imagine a country of 5 people where 3 of them thought they were allowed to break into the home of the other 2 and take whatever they wanted and spend it on whatever they wanted. But back to the OP, "failure to file taxes" usually can be settled for a fine. It seems unusual for jail. (Even though I know that taxation is theft, I still do what the crazy people with the guns insist I do.)
• brudgers 11y ago
  That a person holds an opinion contrary to yours with regard to what constitutes a victimless crime in no way implies a lack of understanding. In the case of tax evasion it simply is a manifestation of a different set of values in regard to citizenship and the role of government.