Andy's Tip For The IRS

Ever get the feeling you're paying more than your fair share of taxes? Andy Rooney offers a tip for the IRS on how they can get tax cheaters without the government spending a dime.

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• 60
• Minutes
• Andy
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• IRS
• Taxes
• Government

[AlexBrasil123123]

I love andy rooney, but, this is all soo easy for a rich man to say...

[betteroffsingle]

Interesting comments on the many things taxes pay for but .... lets not leave out all the public money wasted on aid to countries that will never benefit. Monies thrown about to buy friends. Well, not exactly friends of course. I'm pretty old now and for most of my life I've witnessed billions over the years, tossed into the african rat hole. A bottomless money pit. The white man's burden, among many other wasteful places taxpayer money goes.

[Drednots]

The country started out on the right foot with 0 income tax. However, when the people allowed income tax and property taxes this allowed government to take ownership over everyone & the fruits of their labor & land. They own you and "allow" you to keep a portion of your income. They own your land and lease it to you. It's all a joke and no matter how much more they tax, they continue to spend more and compound their debts. The system will collapse eventually...

[etmax1]

Part 2: so basically for the most of us taxes are for a good thing. What isn't a good thing is when government squanders money and/or doesn't spread the tax burden fairly amongst the populace. If you want to complain about something, that's what it should be.

[etmax1]

Part 1: The general idea of taxes is (as many have said before) to provide the government with funding for roads, schools and hospitals. It also funds police. Some people may not like police because they want to break the law, but in general if you believe in the premise of live and let live and you don't have a private army, you like the idea that there are people that will defend your rights in time of need. Taxes also pay for street lightinga and welfare if you're out of luck.

[Seattlecarnut]

@LeeMIlby I agree with you there.

[LeeMIlby]

@Seattlecarnut

Oh i don't know, they're claiming a lot of history just to raise money. I don't think that an institution is greater than any individual

[Seattlecarnut]

@LeeMIlby Does it?

[LeeMIlby]

@Seattlecarnut

The logic is that the government institution does everything to provide our environment to us, the land, the security and defense, public works. Therefore it deserves to be paid for its efforts

[LeeMIlby]

Excellent idea!