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Skriven 2007-05-09 21:10:18 av Kurt Ullman (677.babylon5)
     Kommentar till en text av rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Ärende: Re: unions
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In article <7ha4435acth00hp1hp7i0u04ikvsasks3f@4ax.com>,
 Josh Hill <usereplyto@gmail.com> wrote:


> But the IRS audits only a fraction of returns. As I understand it,
> audits usually result in tax due, and compliance audits result in lots
> of tax due. Tax scofflaws just weigh the risks. AFAIK, few are
> actually prosecuted for fraud. Besides, the laws are in large measure
> /written/ to be gamed. The infamous business lunches, for example.

      Another thing that largely was the invention of the Dems. You do 
of course know that the executive lunches were a small part of the money 
that went into the deductions. Those that were hurt the most, according 
to every study, were the traveling salesmen, truckers, middle 
executives, etc., who could no longer deduct the full value of the meals 
they had on the road. 
    I never have figured out why few people have caught on to the fact 
that those who lose the most when the rich are "punished" are the middle 
class workers. But hey, the rich get gigged so all is well. 


> sort of investigation that would determine whether forex an executive
> used his company's fifth avenue apartment for personal entertainment
> or used his car to pick up his girlfriend is expensive and rare, and
> because many legal executive perks pay for items that others have to
> pay on their own, e.g., a chauffeured limousine to and from work. 

   Again with the outliers. Of course if they actually got around to 
messing with most of this, the person who would actually feel it the 
most would be the middle level executive schlep with a company car who 
would be paying a higher part of his disposable income to cover the 
taxes. 

Even
> us little guys probably benefit from this to some extent. Forex, when
> you travel, the company typically pays for your food. That's tax free
> income.

       Maybe. Depends on the type of expense account. Nonaccountable 
expense accounts are viewed as  income. Also, if the little guy also 
happens to own his business, then it becomes murkier.
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