• Mak'@pawb.social
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    10 months ago

    …I do love the idea of someone who makes much of their money illegally but also has this very honorable commitment to paying their fair share in taxes.

    There’s, perhaps, a more practical explanation. As I’ve read before (in some other phrasing): If you’re going to commit a crime, commit only one at a time.

    In this case, if you’re going to make your money illegally, for goodness’ sake, don’t evade taxes.

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      10 months ago

      Wasn’t that one woman who lied about cancer and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars fully brought down for tax evasion because they couldn’t really get her on much else? The scamanda woman

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      10 months ago

      Also on virtually every gangster or crime movie/series there is either a bad guy getting caught by irs(?) agents for tax evasion, or plays it super safe and pays them diligently to avoid that very scenario.

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      10 months ago

      This is absolutely it.

      Its just one less way that they can come at you, it also means its harder for them to confiscate your property as proceeds of crime.

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      10 months ago

      Seriously though, some people have almost pulled off some crazy illegal shit and then got caught because a headlight was out or someone was doing something stupid. If you’re going to commit crime, one at a time.