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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> already has the weight of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> behind his efforts to strip funding from top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deport</span></a> millions of unauthorized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> &amp; pressure <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignGovernments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignGovernments</span></a> to change their economic policies.</p><p>With the sprawling bill that passed through the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> on Thurs, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> are also preparing to enlist the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a> as another tool against Trump’s political foes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/republicans-taxes-trump-opponents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=D8897650-C8DC-4320-B385-DFA3B3D729D8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/republicans-taxes-trump-opponents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=D8897650-C8DC-4320-B385-DFA3B3D729D8</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GuillotinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuillotinesWork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheDailyShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDailyShow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndPoverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a> </p><p>“Poverty, by America” author Matthew Desmond shares how the US could end poverty if the top 1% of Americans just paid the taxes they owed</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>the giant pot of bitcoins bought with leverage and the money of retail suckers that masquerades as a company known as <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MicroStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroStrategy</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MSTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSTR</span></a>) has a massive tax problem and has run to the IRS for help. They teamed up with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> and wrote a 76 page Very Angry Letter about how they cannot possibly be expected to follow the tax code as written.</p><p>(tl;dr the value of their bitcoins went up and they don't want to pay taxes on them despite taking an absolutely *massive* tax impairment a year or two ago when their bitcoins had gone down)</p><p>For bonus points consider that the CEO of MicroStrategy <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MichaelSaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelSaylor</span></a> was personally busted for massive tax fraud and had to pay a $51 million fine just a few months ago.</p><p>* WSJ: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/microstrategy-federal-income-tax-unrealized-gains-f60b2c04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/finance/currencies/mic</span><span class="invisible">rostrategy-federal-income-tax-unrealized-gains-f60b2c04</span></a><br>* no paywall: <a href="https://archive.ph/U4LQC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/U4LQC</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* 76 page letter: <a href="https://legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/25504499-coinbase-and-microstrategy-letter-to-the-irs-2024-0046-0028_attachment_1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legacy.www.documentcloud.org/d</span><span class="invisible">ocuments/25504499-coinbase-and-microstrategy-letter-to-the-irs-2024-0046-0028_attachment_1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MichaelSaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelSaylor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stockmarket</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/btc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>btc</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Missinglink<p>The billionaire power grab is a reality, and it’s proving to be highly effective.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finances</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1Percent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1Percent</span></a></p>
Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> favors <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/speculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculators</span></a> and screws over the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/working" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>working</span></a> class </p><p>End <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/taxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxation</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LaborDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborDay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a> <br>Tax <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/speculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculators</span></a> <br>Tax <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/inheritance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inheritance</span></a> </p><p>Change the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>' <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plan</span></a> features new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/incentives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incentives</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pricecaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pricecaps</span></a>. </p><p>Any <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/changes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>changes</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a> require <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congressional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/approval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>approval</span></a>, and depend heavily on which <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> controls the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-economic-policy.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2024/08/16/kamala-har</span><span class="invisible">ris-economic-policy.html</span></a></p>
jacqueline<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://qoto.org/@cweickhmann" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cweickhmann</span></a></span> </p><p>"(...) The establishment of a non-profit foundation under US tax law (501(c)(3)) by <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> gGmbH should ideally wake up the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BMF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BMF</span></a> to finally expand §52 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a> to include a few contemporary non-profit statuses. The development and free provision of free <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> software (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>) should be one of them. (...)</p><p>a loud cry for a certain systematization and principle orientation of the non-profit regulations in Germany. (...)"</p>
Lane Sawyer🌹<p>And people still wonder why so many of us want to eat the rich.</p><p>This is absurd. Our tax system needs an overhaul.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/13/top-us-executives-salaries-versus-tax-payments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2024/</span><span class="invisible">mar/13/top-us-executives-salaries-versus-tax-payments</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Most States Have <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCodes</span></a> That Are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rigged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rigged</span></a> To Benefit The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a>: Report</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/most-state-tax-codes-rigged-to-benefit-wealthy_n_659c8b0ce4b0bfe5ff647317" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/most-state-</span><span class="invisible">tax-codes-rigged-to-benefit-wealthy_n_659c8b0ce4b0bfe5ff647317</span></a> </p><p>In many states, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a> directly widens <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> — and it’s a deliberate policy choice driven by low or nonexistent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/incometaxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incometaxes</span></a>.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/offices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offices</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/college" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>college</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campuses</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> will soon be illegal, as 30 new laws go into effect</p><p>Other new laws make changes to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/criminaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> systems. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/28/texas-new-laws-dei-ban-colleges-universities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2023/12/28/te</span><span class="invisible">xas-new-laws-dei-ban-colleges-universities/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>NPR - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Princeton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Princeton</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sociologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sociologist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MatthewDesmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewDesmond</span></a> - if the top 1% of Americans paid the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> they <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/owed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owed</span></a>, it would raise $175 billion each year. "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>," the author says. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/21/1164275807/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond-inequality" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/health-shots/</span><span class="invisible">2023/03/21/1164275807/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond-inequality</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PovertyinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FinancialSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialSystem</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> do not pay taxes</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hacking</span></a> the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a><br>Estimates are that U.S. companies like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> avoided paying nearly US$200 billion in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> in 2017 alone. In the tax world, vulnerabilities are called <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/loopholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loopholes</span></a>. Exploits are called tax avoidance strategies. And there are thousands of black-hat researchers who examine every line of the tax code looking for exploitable vulnerabilities—tax attorneys and tax accountants. <br><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/02/hacking-the-tax-code.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">3/02/hacking-the-tax-code.html</span></a></p>
Don Hawkins - W7DAH<p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRGxS37W/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiktok.com/t/ZTRGxS37W/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCode</span></a></p>
Shelby Wynne<p>Here’s what you need to know about the GOP bill to abolish the tax code</p><p>This bill could benefit the rich while increasing burdens on the middle class.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/abolish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abolish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/taxcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/proposal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proposal</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3821761-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gop-bill-to-abolish-the-tax-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/finance/382</span><span class="invisible">1761-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gop-bill-to-abolish-the-tax-code/</span></a></p>