• @[email protected]
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    806 days ago

    Undocumented immigrants already pay more in taxes while not being eligible for most benefits programs.

    This isn’t about a rational solution, it’s racism.

    • @[email protected]
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      126 days ago

      Dumb question but how can someone be undocumented while also being taxed? Wouldn’t being taxed require someone to be documented?

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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        476 days ago

        If they’re using fake papers to work, they’re paying income tax (and payroll tax is paid for them as well) but can’t file for a refund or unemployment insurance payments. They pay into Social Security but won’t be able to collect it (though I think anyone under 50 can probably relate to that).

        When they buy things, they pay sales tax like anyone else.

        They pay their landlady’s property tax if renting and pay it themselves if not.

      • @[email protected]
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        66 days ago

        Not necessarily. Sales taxes, payroll taxes, and income taxes are all paid by people who are living somewhere while not being an immigrant with a visa or the like.

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          06 days ago

          I have to wonder how many would ever use it to file for a tax refund though. Wouldn’t that out them to the government?

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            56 days ago

            The IRS normally doesn’t share files with anyone. Don’t you know the old saying? The best way not to get caught as a drug dealer is to file your taxes.

            If you look at my other comment, undocumented people in the US contribute over $90B in taxes every year!

              • @[email protected]
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                26 days ago

                How do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It’s a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.

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                  45 days ago

                  I just mean that the aphorism about drugs dealers is colorful and amusing. I understand it’s making a real point but it’s also funny.

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                    15 days ago

                    Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.

                    That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.