Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhy doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI just mean that the aphorism about drugs dealers is colorful and amusing. I understand it’s making a real point but it’s also funny.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoFair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers. That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-219 hours agoSo why does anyone launder money? Isn’t the whole purpose of that to hide conspicuous flows of cash from illegal activities? If it’s safe to pay taxes on ill gotten gains, why launder?
I just mean that the aphorism about drugs dealers is colorful and amusing. I understand it’s making a real point but it’s also funny.
Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.
That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
So why does anyone launder money? Isn’t the whole purpose of that to hide conspicuous flows of cash from illegal activities? If it’s safe to pay taxes on ill gotten gains, why launder?