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BlackPhx -> RE: Rich cheat on their taxes more, study shows (10/23/2008 6:09:51 AM)
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Frankly Aileen if you didn't report this, then you became a silent partner in their crime. More landlords who accept HUD, welfare etc. SHOULD report it when they see evidence of fraud. Many do not.
I for one will report and have, welfare and food stamp fraud, medicare/insurance fraud ( yes Dr.'s and hospitals are the biggest participants, examine your bills/EOB's carefully and address/question anything you don't remember having done). This is something we all should be doing, because it steals from our pocketbooks. So yes the poor do cheat, no one ever said they don't. The people paying them under the table however are also involved..pay someone $5 under the table in cash and save How much in Insurance Premiums, FICA, Employment Tax funds, Unemployment when you let them go and other costs of doing business. However someone you may think is getting paid under the table, may not be, Minimum wage is far less than a family of 3 or 4 or even 2 may need to live on, especially if there is only one able worker. That means they may still be eligible for State and Federal aid for housing, food and expenses. Business' fight to keep minimum wage low, but please try and figure out how to feed and clothe, medically care for a family on 6.55 an hour which just became effective July 24 ,2008. 1117.00 a month before taxes won't even pay rent in most areas, but you will owe taxes on that 14,148 a year that May or may not be offset by tax credits. Remember in a divorce only one parent can take the chld as a dependent or head of household credit and there are an awful lot of men out there who are willing to spawn but not contribute child support.
We are far from rich, Master's Mother has a pretty penny but that is not ours, but instead of hiring the guy who has a lawn mower and isn't going to report the income, we hire a service when Master is on the road constantly. No we don't report VAT when we purchase off the internet. If it is not bought in this state it is not owed, but we buy more in state than off the net and pay the appropriate taxes. We give to charities and insists if it is an item contribution that the charity value it, IF we bother to take a reciept for it at all.
Yes there are welfare families out there, generation after generation raised on it, but there have been efforts in the past to mandate they work for that welfare that have been blocked at the legislative level as "slavery". Many however enroll in work incentive programs to help them get off welfare. I would rather see, your child has reached 1 year of age, you want your welfare benefits, you are now going to clean up roadways, sort recyclables, attend classes that will put you in the work market, than we will support you as long as you keep dropping babies. That was close to how it was originally arranged when it first started in 1930 with Roosevelt's New Deal. You got benefits to help you eat, to keep a roof over the heads of your family and you worked on WPA projects. It was designed to help Artist's ( like Jackson Pollock then just starting out) and the unemployed who built walls, roads and bridges, and took care of parks. Pride in being able to do for your family even if it was through welfare, instead of entitlement.
BTW for those who have never collected Unemployment, the benefit rarely comes anywhere NEAR what you were being paid, you might be eligible for Food stamps, your COBRA payment will nearly give you a heart attack when you see the estimate and UNemployment Income IS Taxable at state and Federal Level. So is Soc. Security Income (including Disability) above a certain level or in combination with other household income. Living at the bottom of the heap aint all that much fun either especially if you are willing to work but find that many of the jobs you are qualified to do, have either gone overseas, or are filled by illegals willing to take less than you, sans benefits, in cash, under the table.
poenkitten
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