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> we need to crack down on tax evasion Corporations, small businesses, private citizens all benefit from state funded systems. That's part of the point of havi
by smush 7y ago
> we need to crack down on tax evasion
Corporations, small businesses, private citizens all benefit from state funded systems. That's part of the point of having a state in the first place.
It could be seen as hyperbolic to conflate paying the minimum legal amounts with tax evasion. Corporations pay payroll taxes, VAT in relevant countries, capital gains, etc. as required by law.
Whether our laws have large wiggle-room is another matter, but they are not evading taxes. People go to jail for tax evasion.
- iudqnolq 7y agoThey go to jail, unless they're rich (and haven't committed non-white-collar crimes). For example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-revenue-kpmg-secret-amnesty-1.3479594 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-revenue-kpmg-secret-...
- 8bitsrule 7y ago>as required by law Until they lobby/'donate' for laws (and enforcement) to be relaxed. Which continues to very very effective. So effective that campaign-finance-reform is still outside of all public discussion.