[ExI] Warren Buffett is worried too and thinks Republicans are "asinine"

[Mirco Romanato]

Il 07/11/2013 01:47, spike ha scritto:

> *>…**On Behalf Of *Kelly Anderson
> *…*

>>…There are a lot of tax cheats in jail. I can't find how many  -Kelly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_dangerous_taxpayer

2008	960	163	615	601
2009	989	136	706	695
2010	1,154	151	774	747
2011	1531	158	993	967
2012*	691	117	492	473
2012 is only thru July of 2012

Is it me or I see some increase with the time?

> I am waiting for someone in government to explicitly say that failure to
> pay or refusal to pay the opt-out penalty is tax cheating.  As soon as
> someone somewhere does that, you will hear a roaring chorus saying THAT
> ISN’T TAX CHEATING!

> They will soon find they have created a huge mess by setting the IRS as
> the collection agency for all this, a HUGE mistake.  They have created
> two different kinds of tax, one which has the force of law behind it and
> the other which does not.

There is this Dune quote coming up so often in the last few years:

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply
without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry
of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a
tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the
martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape
the consequences.
Muad'Dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

Mirco