how come there is no law in america saying you have to pay poll tax?
925375
government is about fleecing the poor.
654763
cuz the govt cant tax it
633506
What's the point in having a law if you don't intend to enforce it?  Of course it can be enforced - it's a matter of getting sufficient resources and having the WILL to enforce it!  Which seems to be sadly lacking ... until election time ...
459670
You have two different sides, touting two very biased sources... the facts are that some do pay taxes... some do not... it's silly to compare it to the European immigration because America was accepting so many immigrants then, compared to the small number now... \nAnd just because something is a law, doesn't nescisarily make it a good law... that the law in that one city that ducks have to wear pants...\nWho is benifiting most, American employers who abuse the labor from immigrants... \nwho is being hurt, probably the taxpayers to some degree... but it's probably the least of America's problems when it comes to overspending... \nI would rather give it to the illegal immigrants than in tax cuts and grants to the oil companies... those guys are much bigger crooks than any immigrants, and they are doing it "legally"... hahaha
532542
Main reason is our politicians Only.\n\nAs per the constitution, tax can be charged on Agricultural income by State Government. If this is to be changed, we need constitutional amendment which is not possible in the present political joint venture scenirio.\n\nState Government is also not willing to tax agricultural income as vested interest of the parties leaders.\n\nYou can see how they can unite irrespective of their political parties when there existance comes into question e.g. holding of a gain position.\n\nhere lies the answers to your question.
234796
Because the majority of the American public does not want it.  In every chance it has been in the ballots the votes show that the public don't want it.\n\nJust leave it up to the public at elections
1137125
I agree, where I live there are several religious institutions with prime land that pay no taxes.  Yet, the roads by them are plowed, and they get all services. \n\nSomething is wrong.  They should pay taxes, maybe at a different rate, but they should.
947984
Many legals from vietnam and other Asian countries got a 5 year free ride on taxes.\n\nIllegals don't pay taxes because they get paid under the table.
1172179
Because America is not interested in democracy. It wants to transfer tax payers money to republican contributing companies, which happen to sell weapons used in WARS
135488
You are asking about consumption (sales) taxes, I assume. States are already doing this, and the variances from state to state are great. It is NOT unconstitutional. \n\nFor example, I live in PA, where clothing, unprepared food, and medical services are not taxed, but most everything else is. Delaware has no sales tax. Florida taxes clothing.\n\nSometimes governments decide to increase taxes on things that they don't want people to do (look at cigarrette taxes) or things they know people will keep buying anyway (phone service and gasoline).\n\nFor those that would argue in favor if replacing income tax with a national sales tax, forget it! Bad Idea! Not only would we be pushing the cost of living up and creating a system fraught with opportunities for special interest groups to weasel in; retireees and those close to retirement would be screwed. Our current system revolves around saving for retirement by deferring income taxes and planning to be in a lower income tax bracket in retirement. Furthermore, tax free retirement plans (like the Roth IRA) will be doubly screwed since everything you buy with your "tax free" money will now be taxed.
31681
Because it would be thoroughly unfair to force people to pay for things they can't afford.\n\nGet real.  "Allow" connotes freedom, which is all a government should give you.  And that same "allow" is what permits anyone to make whatever they want out of themselves, purchase whatever they want.  You'd have a gripe if you could phrase the question "How can the US FORBID people from buying food or health insurance," but you can't.
350940
Obviously as many as they want to; for the rules of law do not matter to them.  Our congress says that; our President is saying that, Judges say it, so they must be special or something.  I wish I could get the same treatment regarding my desire to avoid paying taxes...darn it.
189454
Yep, but it will never happen until people stop getting a check because of their own poor life choices. Unfortunately all of societies parasites can vote, and since they don't have jobs, they have all the time they need  to make it to the voting booths. So, until society starts making welfare recipients feel like the failures they are again, expect higher taxes.
1032097
Great question! I own my ranch..lock stock and barrel, and yes I pay taxes. I pay taxes to the Government, The Crown, King George, who ever pockets it. We grow vegetables, have chickens and eggs, beef, home owners ins., car ins., income tax,electric bill and telephone bill. Unfortunatley there is no way to live with out supporting the fat cats in politics. We elect them (cough, cough) pay into porkbelly spending and buy what they and the media sell us, and go on day after day, like the sheep we raise. It is in fact a privlage to own land in America ....not a right. We must like to be governed we do it so well. One day maybe we can govern ourselves.I don't know if there has ever been a self governing civilization. There's always the mountains, be a mountain man or hermit, if that works for you. They are out there.
1051273
It should not be. Nor do I think voting should be a requirement to voice your opinion.\n\nA vote is saying that you affirmatively approve one candidate over another. If none of the people on the ballot are ones that I actually support, I wouldn't vote for them.\n\nHowever, because I am still stuck with whatever laws the majority-elected government chooses to enact,  I absolutely have the right to voice my opinion about those. Especially since I don't actually have the opportunity to vote for most of those laws directly.
44065
i've always heard "straw man" in the context of a logical fallacy - i.e., a "straw man argument" which is where someone makes a rebuttal to a different or weaker argument than that which was made.\n\nso, perhaps you were hearing a discussion about income taxes and whether people should have to pay them, and someone accused the other of using a straw man argument?\n\nas for the legal rights issue, having a social security number, a driver's license or a bank account are not required at all.  (SSNs are assigned by default at birth these days, but you don't -have- to have one - indeed, given the current social security funding crisis, the government would probably prefer that you not!)\n\nnot sure why people don't think they have to pay taxes, but they probably don't feel that they *ought* to pay taxes because they don't think they see any benefit from them - which is silly, because certainly they do, but just don't appreciate where the money for roads and not being invaded and stuff like that comes from.\n\nactually, now that i look into it, there are some (apparently nutbag) folks on the web who don't think that the 16th amendment was ever ratified, and therefore the income tax is unconstitutional.  (the income tax was struck down by the US supreme court in 1895 or there abouts, because it did not meet the "equally apportioned among the states" clause.  the 16th amendment rectified this by constitutionalizing the national income tax).\n\nthese people appear to be armchair lawyers though, with a serious anti-government streak.  no wonder they don't want to pay taxes.
15119
I think we should be able to vote when were 16 because if we pay taxes and deal with other goverment stuff then why can't we vote. i also think it should be determaied on how well you know whats on the ballot. We live in the USA we should have a opinon to.