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the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution lawfully imposes a federal income tax. nothing is being coercively confiscated from anyone {nm}
Posted by: professor zovek (a.k.a mickpix) on May 29, 15:31
in response to forlorne's post Agree that should be cut also, but there is no...
(indepdenent) Congressional Research Service confirms that GOP tax scam bill hasn't delivered any of the promised economic benefits
professor zovek
May 28, 17:48
"Instead, companies used large portions of the tax cut to buy back stocks"
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professor zovek
May 28, 17:49
The economy is booming! The unemployment rate is lowest in 49 years. The economy is so heated up, the Fed is trying to control the growth.
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PhoneHome
May 29, 07:39
You can say the sky isn't blue all you want, but anybody can step outside and see (without a research lab telling them that it's yellow).
PhoneHome
May 29, 07:44
"the tax cuts cost more than they benefitted" ha ha ha, tax cuts don't "cost" anything. Its MY money, allowing me to keep some
forlorne
May 29, 12:06
start by not giving $107 million/year to the obviously useless Congressional research service
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forlorne
May 29, 12:08
A pittance amount compared to the Estimated U.S. military spending $989 billion.
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Antibody
May 29, 13:26
Agree that should be cut also, but there is no "pittance" when you are coercively confiscating my family's money
forlorne
May 29, 14:20
the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution lawfully imposes a federal income tax. nothing is being coercively confiscated from anyone
professor zovek
May 29, 15:31
it is being LAWFULLY confiscated by coercive means i.e. the threat of fines & jail. Confiscate: take or seize (someone's property) with auth
forlorne
May 30, 09:11
no, that's just a law. you can choose to obey laws or not, that's on you. and in fact the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment requires
professor zovek
May 30, 10:39
So I really have a choice whether to pay my taxes? If I don't, any assets I have will be confiscated And/or I will be jailed. Its a simple
forlorne
May 30, 12:32
you have a choice whether to obey the law or not, just like everyone else who doesn't evade taxes through loopholes and shelters for the 1%
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professor zovek
May 30, 13:37
Sigh. You stated "nothing is coercively being confiscated from anyone". That's wrong according to the definition of those 2 words.
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forlorne
May 31, 07:47
