Originally Posted By: FAT BLOODY FINGERS

As far as tax dollars go, to quote Michael Moore who I do realize is just an opportunistic entertainer, it is a legitimate concern because in other countries like France where they are supposedly taxed to the hilt they actually see results for their tax dollars, unlike this country where you can't even get a pothole fixed.


Europeans have all around lousy rates of compliance when it comes to paying their taxes. I wouldn't use France as an example. Americans - even the wealthy - are surprisingly good about coughing up their share. Most of the wealthy who don't cough up do so because of a quirk of the American tax system. Most countries tax based on residence, but the US taxes based on citizenship. If you're wealthy and not paying taxes in the US, you probably either paid them in some other country, and were able to pay "$0" on your US tax return as a result or you are like Heinz-Kerry, and a good deal of your wealth is tied up in state and municipal bonds.


Edited by nassim (05/21/12 06:07 PM)
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