Thread: What if we all stopped paying taxes?

Everyone being a large majority of those that pay fed taxes, red or blue. How would that play itself out?

The whole thing would shit the bed, the first second the fed can't get tax $$ nobody is lending them shit and its lights out.

The government's power is an illusion insofar as it relates the population as a whole, provided of course that said population can get of its collective ass to do anything.

Originally Posted by ArmadaBC

The whole thing would shit the bed, the first second the fed can't get tax $$ nobody is lending them shit and its lights out.

The government's power is an illusion insofar as it relates the population as a whole, provided of course that said population can get of its collective ass to do anything.

Let the fed reserve buy 100% of the debt, they're at over 60% right now.

How would ya do this?

Uncle Sammy gets first crack at my paycheck and I get whats left after he takes his cut.

Seems sort of difficult to pull off.

Originally Posted by Bunion

How would ya do this?

Uncle Sammy gets first crack at my paycheck and I get whats left after he takes his cut.

Seems sort of difficult to pull off.

Claim enough exemptions to zero it out so you end up owing.

You mean what if everybody who was responsible and actually contributed to this society decided to stop being played for suckers?

That premise sounds hauntingly familiar for some reason...

DBT would implode resulting in a massive black hole from which not even spelling mistakes and thick irony could escape.

Originally Posted by Bunion

How would ya do this?

Uncle Sammy gets first crack at my paycheck and I get whats left after he takes his cut.

Seems sort of difficult to pull off.

Agreed that the dog ate my tax returns just won't work.

Could be Moeghoul means what if we all became mogul hedge fund managers and venture capitalists? That way just like Romney and me everyone's tax receipts will show income: $25-to-$60 million... taxes paid: $700.00 after freedom exemptions.

Originally Posted by Jer

You mean what if everybody who was responsible and actually contributed to this society decided to stop being played for suckers?

That premise sounds hauntingly familiar for some reason...

Sure - ask Greece.

I think anyone who evades taxes for more than two years should not be allowed to vote.

Originally Posted by Tippster

Sure - ask Greece.

I think anyone who evades taxes for more than two years should not be allowed to vote.

Paging Mr. Buffet.....tipp would like a word with you!

Originally Posted by Tippster

Sure - ask Greece.

I think anyone who evades taxes for more than two years should not be allowed to vote.

Where do I sign up?

So I can not pay taxes but I don't get to vote? Win/Win!

Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople

Paging Mr. Buffet.....tipp would like a word with you!

Give the OofO a break, he got the BIG-C diagnosis today....

I was thinking more about the gov't response and enforcement. Would they freak and institute more draconian enforcement methods skipping past notice and simply liening and seizing assets? Suspend judicial review? Start arresting people in alphabetical order (Zimmerman would be a good name to have under those circumstances)? Would the drain from the treasury drain IRS resources quickly enough and sufficiently to stem enforcement?

Originally Posted by Moeghoul

I was thinking more about the gov't response and enforcement. Would they freak and institute more draconian enforcement methods skipping past notice and simply liening and seizing assets? Suspend judicial review? Start arresting people in alphabetical order (Zimmerman would be a good name to have under those circumstances)? Would the drain from the treasury drain IRS resources quickly enough and sufficiently to stem enforcement?

Nope, the Fed would continue to print money and say it was worth something.

The IRS has every ability to levy your bank accounts.

Originally Posted by Moeghoul

Let the fed reserve buy 100% of the debt, they're at over 60% right now.

This. I think we should just buy up 100% of our own debt with printed $$$ and then default on ourselves. I mean, what would happen in that scenario?

Originally Posted by Tippster

I think anyone who evades taxes for more than two years should not be allowed to vote.

Completely evades or just evades a little bit? Be specific!!!!

Most of this board would likely lose their only source of "income"

Originally Posted by liv2ski

This. I think we should just buy up 100% of our own debt with printed $$$ and then default on ourselves. I mean, what would happen in that scenario?

I've always wondered about that it the context of the SS money. It ran a 2trillion dollar surplus which we then promptly borrowed from the social security trust fund, it is the single largest portion of the national debt. If we upped the age to say 70 an no longer needed the two trillion could the SSA essentially forgive the debt ?

I've tried really hard to find this out and so far no answer, we do pay interest at least theoretically but it also may all be returned to the treasury at the end of the year, I think the real problem is if we don't at least keep up appearances everyone will figure out its all funny money.

That might not work...



Picture of Social Security Office in Milwaukee.

Look at all the grey hair!!!

Originally Posted by Downbound Train

That might not work...



Picture of Social Security Office in Milwaukee.

Look at all the grey hair!!!

You don't realize that there are people who are not "retired" that receive SS?


What rock have you been living under?

Originally Posted by Bunion

You don't realize that there are people who are not "retired" that receive SS?


What rock have you been living under?

Yes dolt. I knew that. I lived with one of them - before she died.

But maybe instead of upping the age to 70 we should get back to what SS was supposed to be in the first place. I see a picture of a room full of young people who probably never paid in shit.

[QUOTE=Downbound Train;3620979]Yes dolt. I knew that. I lived with one of them - before she died.

But maybe instead of upping the age to 70 we should get back to what SS was supposed to be in the first place. I see a picture of a room full of young people who probably never paid in shit.QUOTE]

Strawman and ingorant assumption, partisan hack politics are killing this country.

One needs to be filthy fucking rich to be able to not pay taxes, just go and get yourself rich!

[QUOTE=k2skier112;3620991]

Originally Posted by Downbound Train

Yes dolt. I knew that. I lived with one of them - before she died.

But maybe instead of upping the age to 70 we should get back to what SS was supposed to be in the first place. I see a picture of a room full of young people who probably never paid in shit.QUOTE]

Strawman and ingorant, partisan hack politics are killing this country.

One needs to be filthy fucking rich to be able to not pay taxes, just go and get yourself rich!

Hmmmmmmmmm

Originally Posted by Downbound Train

Yes dolt. I knew that. I lived with one of them - before she died.

But maybe instead of upping the age to 70 we should get back to what SS was supposed to be in the first place. I see a picture of a room full of young people who probably never paid in shit.

And you beat the charges? Good lawyers I suppose.

Let me restate that Dolt.

You do realize there are people who are not over 62 who receive SS benefits?

And I love it when you talk dirty.

I would like to know if cashing business checks out of my personal account (so they don't show up on my statement) , is a good way to evade taxes?