Do you think people should go to jail for not paying taxes?
479878
I think that people should go to jail for not paying taxes if it is a big deal and they owe a lot of money and it is obvious that they are not paying them on purpose.  All I know is that I THINK I filled out all that nasty paperwork correctly and paid my taxes right, but I probably filled out the wrong box or something.  I hope they don't jail me for that! The U.S. tax system is the most complicated and ridiculous system on the face of this planet.  If it was even partly sane and organized you and I would probably be paying a lot less taxes.  Not even the IRS understands our tax system.  It's a mess.\n\nI like Cosmo Clara's comment.  It would be a glorious day indeed if the Air Force had to hold a bake sale in order to pay for a new airplane.
597764
they are actually hurting themselves. If they were smart enough and realize that they are being ripped off by business who pay them below minimum wage then it will be better. The only time they pay taxes is when the go to a store and buy something because they have to pay taxes and they can't escape from that otherwise they don't pay taxes at all. i believe that they are actually focusing on the wrong topic here. The illegals need to be focused on getting business to pay them a fair wage and not below that. We are compensating by pay for their education, health and etc.
215527
For all you ignorant people sayin that illegal immigrants dont pay taxes and all.. let me tell you something... they do pay taxes! whenever they go to the store, when they get their paycheck they get a tax cut too and they do support the US ecconomy and they do all the dirty work that all you lazy but  wont do!!!\nthey are not criminals they should not be treated like that\nthey are just people tryin to make a better living tryin to provide their families with a better future!!! is that illegal?   that goes to all you ignorant people!!!
808590
I will visit you in federal prison  for not paying your taxes.The government is so afraid of offending a large group of people they do not care if the people are breaking the law as long as they get the vote. It is not just Hispanics .although they are the largest group. I guess it will take another attack on America be for the government will wake up to the fact we need to get rid of the people who came here ( for what ever reason ) ILLEGALLY. I do not care how much it cost, get rid of them NOW. Pay now or pay a whole lot more later when it maybe to late.   To SHAWN M I am 1/5 native American ( Crow tribe Kansas) My ancestors came from the polar region of Siberia so they are immigrants to.
108867
They are free because of the taxes. What's wrong with that?
810596
The IRS can be slow but when they finally catch up with your friend, if she is doing the things you say she is, she will probably end up in jail, with all her assets confiscated.  Yes, they will confiscate her car, her home, anything she has of value.\n\nIt is a federal offense to not pay your income taxes. The sooner she gets things straightened out, the better. And it will be much better if she voluntarily tries to set things right than if the IRS comes after her.\n\nUse every scare tactic you can. It still will not match the reality of what the IRS can do.  Do you know that the way the government has caught a number of major crime figures is on tax evasion - not the many murders and other crimes they have committed?\n\nYour friend may get away with it for a while, but the chances of her getting away with it forever are very limited.  It is much better to face the music now and get it over with than to wait for the IRS to catch her - they will NOT be merciful.
1120469
If they got a job, they would have to pay taxes and would lose their welfare checks.  They would be forced to contribute to the society that owes them something for being 'less fortunate'.
516473
WELL.....u have 2 choices. 1) you don't register your business and dont' get a tax id and risk going to jail for not paying your taxes or 2) you pay taxes like your suppose to. (In reality, if you make less than a certain amount of money a year, then you don't have to pay taxes. I think its something like $9,000)
420721
I agree with DBK.  Prisons should be a punishment for what the criminals did.  How is it really punishing them to give them free food, free clothing, free cable, free Internet, a free gym, free medical and dental care, etc?  And to not require them to work?  How are they punished when they spend their days lounging around, or playing football in the yard, working out in the gym, or kicking back watching movies?  Sounds more like a vacation to me.\n\nBut back to the question.  Criminals are able to do this because liberal in society have set it up so they can. They set it up so that people can claim they are not responsible for their own actions. As for the poor excuse about criminals being abused, my mother's father was abusive to her, and to her brothers and sisters, and not one of them became criminals.  I was physically, mentally and emotionally abused in catholic school and did not turn out to be a criminal.  So that is just another lame excuse.
584003
Sure.  They pay sales tax, tax at the gas station, and if they are not paid under the table, income tax.  They can even pay property tax.\n\nThe kicker is that if they use a false SS number, then they actually can't file for a tax return like you and I.  All of their taxes stay with Uncle Sam.\n\nAnd for all of you idiots who don't think they pay taxes, think again.  Welfare mothers are more of a burden on our system then they are.  We do NOT in fact pay more taxes because of them.  They don't use government services in fear of being found out, so they aren't taxing the government resources.
1051504
no because the US goverment is....pay your taxes now
314433
Absolutely, its the taxes that I am paying, that go up every year thats allowing that person to sit home all day and do nothing to contribute to society in any way, and I wouldn't feel guilty about doing it.
1022122
i dont think there should be any taxes
1118224
Yes you should. I take it you have never been to jail before. Its not a pleasant place. There are other ways to teach someone a lesson. That 's just cruel. Sorry.
485654
Um... no, that's not true at all.  Legally, they can seize your property and even put you in jail if you don't pay your income tax.
750031
It's not fare, that would mean that people on welfare would have to pay taxes, and we just couldn't have that. They would experience the paid of taxes, and that wold hurt their self esteem. causing the illegitimate kids to become criminals.
937944
yes, they should, once the punishment has been served, then they have paid their debt.\n\nThe disenfranchising of usually poor people who have committed crimes in their past, is just another attempt by the rich to protect their position. Even more than that the laws are written by rich men in the first place to protect their position, and privilege in society.\n\ne.g. how can it be right for most of the land to be in the hands of a few rich guy's, to such an extent that a poor person cannot have a tiny patch big enough to build an house, or to grow vegetables in order to feed their family.\n\nOf course any breaking of the rich mans laws, is used as evidence to why the laws were needed in the first place.\n\nVive la Revolution ;)