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This is wrong.
Illegal immigrants pay a lot of taxes. You see, in America, we tax all kinds of goods. How are these people buying gas, groceries, and other but not paying taxes?
We also have stats and estimates for the flow of money. A lot of this money goes right back into local economies. Illegal immigrants can't even send money out of the country without institutions taking a cut.
And people who use fake identifies to earn a check pay taxes. They pay into social security. Most of the time they don't even qualify for the services they are supporting.
You know what I feel, but don't have stats for? People who speak negatively about immigrants / illegal immigrants, in general, have no idea how the world functions. Nor do they properly engage with experts who study these things.
You can still trade bitcoin at a coffee shop, it's just not as convenient as an online exchange.
But our government just took down the biggest vendor in the west, embedded third-party watchmen, is bleeding the company, got a judicial opinion that nfts are not that different than other systems and therefore subject to current regulations, etc. It's probably not a big deal but I'm curious if there's any stats / estimates.
That's why I'm suggesting in-person trading that can just ignore those laws. No companies involved at all.
Oh, fuck off with you.
I was talking about income tax, and you know it.
Evading your income tax also helps the business owner evade their half of payroll taxes.
Illegal immigrants pay over 1 billion in income taxes. They contribute more income tax to our country than the 1%. They also pay 3x that amount in property taxes. As previously pointed out, there's a lot of other taxes they pay.
Undocumented workers pay federal taxes and they don't need stolen identifies to do so. We have a lot of ways to extract value from people even when they're not formally citizens.
Yep, that will definitely sway people reading this.
Do you give lessons in rhetorical techniques?
Assuming people can read your mind is always a good idea.
I bet you're the type of fucker who throws a bucket of water on someone when they ask for something to drink.
"Well.... acktchually, a significant portion of moisture absorbed by the human body is absorbed through the skin, so the skin technically is drinking the water. What, was I supposed to read your mind that you wanted a glass of water to drink with your mouth?"
Find your nearest community college, take a few critical thinking courses, then come back to talk with the grownups.
Till then, keep it to yourself.