• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Annual revenue is roughly $4.71 trillion for FY23. I can’t be sure if that includes the $500 million, but if we were to add it to the total revenue, it would be $4.7105, or roughly one tenth of one percent of the total. It’s also roughly 1-2% of the amount rich people owe that they aren’t paying.

        Imagine if you ate at a restaurant with a large group, and when the bill came, it was $14,700. Everyone ponied up, but you were short on what you owed by $100. So you say, “let me run to my car because I have some extra money there.” You come back in with a dollar and two quarters.

        Should we be excited? Is that a significant portion of what you owe? Is that a significant portion if the bill?

        https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-people-tax-evasion-owe-billions-returns-2023-10?op=1

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          10 months ago

          So you’re complaining that the rich are starting to pay their taxes and we gained half a billion them.

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            10 months ago

            I’m complaining that the rich aren’t paying their taxes, and they are pretending that pocket change is a good start.

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              10 months ago

              On a report of the rich beginning to pay their taxes, you are complaining that they aren’t paying their taxes.

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                10 months ago

                That’s my fucking point! THIS ISN’T A REPORT THAT THE RICH ARE BEGINNING TO PAY THEIR TAXES!! This is a report that the rich are continuing to get away with the overwhelming majority of their tax fraud.

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          10 months ago

          Its a good start! Lets send them all digging through their cars. Especially when we know that each of these people actually has far more than a few coins that fell between the seats.

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            10 months ago

            Fuck that, let’s just repossess their Lambos, Ferraris, Bugattis and whatever other gold plated platinum bullshit they own and sell it.

            Why are we asking for loose change?

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            10 months ago

            No, it’s not a good start. This isn’t fucking day one of taxes existing. Tax fraud is theft from everyone else. They owe all of it. Not 1%, not 1.5%, not 2%. They are deep in the hole, and have been for decades. This is 98% continuing tax fraud. A thief that only takes 98% of your wallet is not starting down the path to righteousness.

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              10 months ago

              Haha. Well, I agree with you. I think they should pay 100%. I’m saying that its good that the needle is moving.

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        10 months ago

        I suppose - but like there decades worth of back taxes. 500 is a good start maybe, but we all know they are dodge taxes and being taxed at lower rates than poor an middle classs and you know what there is no point in even talking about it because itll just work me up and I can’t change anything so I’ll just keep focusing on my community instead. Thank you.

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            No it isn’t, it’s a trick to make people think progress is being made so they don’t do something drastic.

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                10 months ago

                The IRS doesn’t have to unveil back taxes paid by millionaire households. They do it for a reason. Why do you think that is?

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                  Braindead reply as expected. How dare they show what they did with the new funding, its almost like they do need to on some level report on the results of now funding efforts so that they can continue to get said funding. Who knew a government organization would allow for some transparency between them and their government & civilians.

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                  Because for the first time in a long time, they got proper funding to do this task. That funding is now back under the gun, so any progress they made is evidence towards or against it continuing.

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                    Yes, i.e. they’re trying to trick people into thinking progresses is being made. They’re presenting their nothingburger as some kind of win because they need a propaganda victory so people don’t do something drastic.