The US is about to go full Louis XVI - It May Finally Be Time To Shoot the Treasonous Bastards
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 2 months ago to Politics
Excerpt:
"Several ancient Roman emperors, in fact, from Diocletian to Valentinian III, famously sent ruthless tax collectors to harass their citizens and steal their wealth. Several ancient Chinese dynasties did the same thing. So did the declining Ottoman Empire.
Significantly ramping up tax collection efforts is typically a hallmark of an economy and empire in decline.
So we can’t be too surprised that, in its latest legislative bonanza, the US government is setting aside $80 billion for IRS tax collection efforts.
They’re calling the bill, of course, the Inflation Reduction Act. This is pure comedy—the legislation will do no such thing. Why would inflation, which in part was caused by excessive government spending, magically dissipate because of more government spending? It’s ludicrous.
But inflation aside, front and center in the legislation is $80 billion in funding for the IRS, primarily to step up its tax collection and enforcement efforts.
To put that number in context, the annual budget for the IRS is about $12 billion. So, even though the $80 billion will be leaked out over a period of several years, it constitutes a major increase in the IRS budget.
...
This money will go to hire a small army of tax inspectors who will fan out across the nation on a giant fishing expedition that will ensnare countless middle class Americans and small businesses.
Certainly they’ll catch a few cheats along the way. And they may even find a few bucks to close that mythical ‘tax gap’.
But at what cost?
One of the biggest problems with the US economy right now is that it’s so much more difficult to produce goods and services.
Over the past few years, the people in charge have put up endless road blocks and obstacles for small business.
They vanquished the labor market and made it all but impossible to find workers. They destroyed the supply chain. They engineered historically high inflation. They came up with a myriad of costly new environmental and public health rules.
On top of that they constantly create new rules and regulations, many of which step far beyond the government’s authority.
...
This new threat of widespread tax audits is going to be yet another obstruction to Americans’ productivity…. at a time when the economy desperately needs maximum focus.
Inflation is raging because there is a serious, global imbalance between the supply and demand of goods and services.
Specifically, demand is too strong because they doled out trillions of dollars in free money. And supply is weak because nearly every single government policy makes it harder for people to produce (which is yet another hallmark of empires in decline).
Now, on top of everything else, there is a very high likelihood of being harassed by the tax authorities.
Audits are incredibly unpleasant, costly, and time-consuming. Even if all of your accounts are in order and you’ve done nothing wrong, a tax audit monopolizes a tremendous amount of time and money.
It’s debilitating. Say goodbye to actually running your business, growing sales, or spending time with your family on nights and weekends… and say hello to preparing for your tax audit.
Your time will now be spent digging up receipts, finding old contracts, and trying to recall specific details of trivial decisions you made years ago.
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Taxes ultimately represent the government’s ‘slice’ of an economic pie. So when a country is prosperous and an economy is strong, the government’s slice continues to grow because the overall economic pie is constantly getting bigger.
But nations in decline don’t see it this way. For them, the pie is shrinking. So they think the only way to increase their slice is to go after other people’s crumbs.
History shows this is absolutely the wrong move. Raising tax rates, inventing new taxes, and recruiting armies of tax collectors only makes the pie shrink even more.
Their efforts, instead, should be focused on making the pie bigger. But they don’t think that way.
Bear in mind this is all brought to you by the same people who are shoveling your tax dollars out the door to Ukraine $50 billion at a time. It’s very ‘Louis XVI’ of them.
All of these trends—the cannibalistic surge in tax authorities, the anti-productive regulations, the economic scarcity mentality—are all hallmarks of an empire in decline."
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The US Federal Government Is A Gang of Criminal Thugs.
NIFOITOWTBS
"Several ancient Roman emperors, in fact, from Diocletian to Valentinian III, famously sent ruthless tax collectors to harass their citizens and steal their wealth. Several ancient Chinese dynasties did the same thing. So did the declining Ottoman Empire.
Significantly ramping up tax collection efforts is typically a hallmark of an economy and empire in decline.
So we can’t be too surprised that, in its latest legislative bonanza, the US government is setting aside $80 billion for IRS tax collection efforts.
They’re calling the bill, of course, the Inflation Reduction Act. This is pure comedy—the legislation will do no such thing. Why would inflation, which in part was caused by excessive government spending, magically dissipate because of more government spending? It’s ludicrous.
But inflation aside, front and center in the legislation is $80 billion in funding for the IRS, primarily to step up its tax collection and enforcement efforts.
To put that number in context, the annual budget for the IRS is about $12 billion. So, even though the $80 billion will be leaked out over a period of several years, it constitutes a major increase in the IRS budget.
...
This money will go to hire a small army of tax inspectors who will fan out across the nation on a giant fishing expedition that will ensnare countless middle class Americans and small businesses.
Certainly they’ll catch a few cheats along the way. And they may even find a few bucks to close that mythical ‘tax gap’.
But at what cost?
One of the biggest problems with the US economy right now is that it’s so much more difficult to produce goods and services.
Over the past few years, the people in charge have put up endless road blocks and obstacles for small business.
They vanquished the labor market and made it all but impossible to find workers. They destroyed the supply chain. They engineered historically high inflation. They came up with a myriad of costly new environmental and public health rules.
On top of that they constantly create new rules and regulations, many of which step far beyond the government’s authority.
...
This new threat of widespread tax audits is going to be yet another obstruction to Americans’ productivity…. at a time when the economy desperately needs maximum focus.
Inflation is raging because there is a serious, global imbalance between the supply and demand of goods and services.
Specifically, demand is too strong because they doled out trillions of dollars in free money. And supply is weak because nearly every single government policy makes it harder for people to produce (which is yet another hallmark of empires in decline).
Now, on top of everything else, there is a very high likelihood of being harassed by the tax authorities.
Audits are incredibly unpleasant, costly, and time-consuming. Even if all of your accounts are in order and you’ve done nothing wrong, a tax audit monopolizes a tremendous amount of time and money.
It’s debilitating. Say goodbye to actually running your business, growing sales, or spending time with your family on nights and weekends… and say hello to preparing for your tax audit.
Your time will now be spent digging up receipts, finding old contracts, and trying to recall specific details of trivial decisions you made years ago.
...
Taxes ultimately represent the government’s ‘slice’ of an economic pie. So when a country is prosperous and an economy is strong, the government’s slice continues to grow because the overall economic pie is constantly getting bigger.
But nations in decline don’t see it this way. For them, the pie is shrinking. So they think the only way to increase their slice is to go after other people’s crumbs.
History shows this is absolutely the wrong move. Raising tax rates, inventing new taxes, and recruiting armies of tax collectors only makes the pie shrink even more.
Their efforts, instead, should be focused on making the pie bigger. But they don’t think that way.
Bear in mind this is all brought to you by the same people who are shoveling your tax dollars out the door to Ukraine $50 billion at a time. It’s very ‘Louis XVI’ of them.
All of these trends—the cannibalistic surge in tax authorities, the anti-productive regulations, the economic scarcity mentality—are all hallmarks of an empire in decline."
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The US Federal Government Is A Gang of Criminal Thugs.
NIFOITOWTBS
i won't hold my breath
They are instead a reason for revolt.
I owe taxes this year.
Next year, if I lose $1 Million.
I have to write off $3,000/yr for eternity, unless I have other "LIKE KIND" gains to write it off against.
It's all corruption!
Certainly they’ll catch a few cheats along the way. And they may even find a few bucks to close that mythical ‘tax gap’.
No, they will VERY CERTAINLY find cheats right and left, and tons of money that will close the mythical 'tax gap.' I spent six years as a CPA working in a CPA firm. In that firm, I was the ONLY employee (including the owners) who was not previously employed as an IRS agent. Holy crap the things that I learned! But do know that the agents are expected and actually required to "earn" their own paychecks by digging up unpaid taxes. And they will do this, whether actual "unpaid taxes" are discovered or not. Look at it this way: it's your word against theirs. Who do you think is going to win? and there are innumerable ways for "proofs" you have provided to them (edited for clarity) to be discovered to be invalid.
One of their most insidious tricks, though, is to observe lifestyles. If your income is not "congruent" with your lifestyle, questions can be asked. So, keep in mind that conspicuous consumption is a bad thing. On the other hand, never meet with an agent in your home. Their heads will be on a swivel, both checking your "lifestyle," and additionally categorizing assets to be confiscated to pay for the "unpaid taxes" they just discovered.
There is no winning in this $80 billion bill. We are so screwed.
When the public really wakes up to just how they have been conned, then the hordes of federal "accountants" will enjoy just deserts.
a bill with taxes CANNOT start in the senate
it is therefore 100% unconstitutional
0bama-care was unconstitutional for this (among other ) reason(s) . SCOTUS rules it a tax, a tax that started in the senate
not that pesky things like the US Constitution will stop democrats
thought i heard that?
Talk about hearing stupid words that stick to me dino's mind like paste reminiscent of Pelosi saying, "Let's pass this bill so we can see what is in it."
Absolutely typical left wing totalitarians killing the goose, instead of breeding more.
The IRS's big issue is that they sent all their employees home for most of 2019 and part of 2020 because of Covid (most of which was an overreaction, of course). And as a result they have a huge backlog of unopened mail to catch up on, primarily paper mail with tax returns and checks in it. As a result they are issuing a lot of automated you-owe-us-money notices that are based on incomplete information.
IRS's taxpayer advocate has been insisting for over a year that she needs thousands of new employees to put to work (1) opening and dealing with that mail, and (2) answering the flood of phone calls that are going unanswered. She will not get her way completely -- there has been an angry back-and-forth with the commissioner's office about what those new people will do -- but that's what most of them are for: to get the agency caught up so it's doing its job again.
If you are affected by these problems, I recommend you go to https://www.irs.gov/taxpayer-advocate and contact them. Or talk to an accountant, attorney, or Enrolled Agent for advice.
So they took $80 billion, supposedly from the taxes paid by Americans past, present, and future, to create jobs for--how many?--tax hounds. I assume that includes all expenses--new buildings, furniture, electronics, office supplies, plus salaries for, say, 10,000 people. Did we the people agree to this? Is this "job creation" improving the economy? Bloodsuckers.
-- Brandon XVI
Time to grease up the guillotines?
My son did a stint in Ukraine years ago and described the underground economy.to avoid paying their high taxes. If we become cashless the game is over and the armed rebellion will begin.
I mean....a few keystrokes gets the job done. Hell an AI could do it. This is something completely different.
It isn't the notion that a tax or fee of some kind must be devised to cover the cost of good governance, but how and under what circumstances? What should government really be allowed to get involved in? Who gets slapped around to feed government or the nebulous "greater good"? Do free citizens really need to be bullied and enslaved to accomplish basic expectations of government? Who benefits and why?
schools to brainwash children and uses police to suppress freedom of speech.
Roads are already supposed to be paid for with taxes on fuel use,
effectively user fees, but with wasteful government overhead it is
inefficient use of scarce resources.