Comments on: Is it cheating to avoid rape? http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/is-it-cheating-to-try-and-avoid-rape-342 Politics, Technology, and other stuff from St. George, UT Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ken http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/is-it-cheating-to-try-and-avoid-rape-342/comment-page-1#comment-209 Ken Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:14:38 +0000 http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/?p=342#comment-209 Keep it fair and they will make more money. I know "fair" can't be determined. That may be true, but unfair certainly can be and we have it right now. An impressive majority of people say that 25% is the highest that is "fair" for all levels of taxation combined. The rate now is set more to keep it just below rebellion than any attempt to be "fair". Keep it fair and they will make more money.
I know “fair” can’t be determined. That may be true, but unfair certainly can be and we have it right now.

An impressive majority of people say that 25% is the highest that is “fair” for all levels of taxation combined. The rate now is set more to keep it just below rebellion than any attempt to be “fair”.

]]> By: Carl Nelson http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/is-it-cheating-to-try-and-avoid-rape-342/comment-page-1#comment-207 Carl Nelson Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:06:12 +0000 http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/?p=342#comment-207 The difference between perfectly legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion lies in the accurate reporting your facts. After you report the facts, you are entitled to use every provision of the law to minimize your tax. But IRS will not consider whether or not you agree with the law. And whether or not you consider you have a moral obligation to pay the required taxes, you definitely have a legal obligation. While your God might judge any moral slip, the government will punish any intentional falsification slip. Since I'm not a lawyer, I won't speculate on who has what burden of proof in case you make a "mistake." The difference between perfectly legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion lies in the accurate reporting your facts. After you report the facts, you are entitled to use every provision of the law to minimize your tax. But IRS will not consider whether or not you agree with the law. And whether or not you consider you have a moral obligation to pay the required taxes, you definitely have a legal obligation. While your God might judge any moral slip, the government will punish any intentional falsification slip. Since I’m not a lawyer, I won’t speculate on who has what burden of proof in case you make a “mistake.”

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