Be better if he just paid taxes.
Yes, but we need to change the rules to get that. IMO a wealth tax would be difficult to avoid.
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#12Be better if he just paid taxes.
In the (great) scenario that Bezos spends his money to do good, he likely spends his dollars more efficiently than the government does.
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What are the unpaid taxes he owes? Tax evasion is a felony, go turn him and collect your reward.
Tax avoidance is not a crime. Evasion is. All these billionaires know how to skirt the rules.
If they're skirting the rules, that's just called following the rules. Why should we expect billionaires to file their taxes suboptimally? The rules are what need changing.
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#15Be better if he just paid taxes.
Meh, it would just go to the military.
At least this way he gets to feel good about it.
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Shit on the people that all of society has been collectively shitting on for generations, classy. Those peasants better be thankful for their breadcrumbs!
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#17Greenwashing. $400M is about what AMZN spent on the totally-unwanted LOTR reboot.
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What are the unpaid taxes he owes? Tax evasion is a felony, go turn him and collect your reward.
Tax avoidance is not a crime. Evasion is. All these billionaires know how to skirt the rules.
They aren't skirting anything. If you want to get rid of charitable deductions then advocate for that. People are attacking billionaires because the have unpalatable policy positions.
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#19Be better if he just paid taxes.
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What are the unpaid taxes he owes? Tax evasion is a felony, go turn him and collect your reward.
Tax avoidance is not a crime. Evasion is. All these billionaires know how to skirt the rules.
Have you ever taken a tax deduction?
Why are you avoiding taxes if so?