▲ 1745 ▼ Reactionaries and inconsistency are a match made in heaven (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 121 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Melkath@kbin.social -8 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mhague@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, fuck off with you. Yep, that will definitely sway people reading this. Do you give lessons in rhetorical techniques? I was talking about income tax, and you know it. Assuming people can read your mind is always a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Melkath@kbin.social -4 points 2 years ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mhague@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, fuck off with you. Yep, that will definitely sway people reading this. Do you give lessons in rhetorical techniques? I was talking about income tax, and you know it. Assuming people can read your mind is always a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Melkath@kbin.social -4 points 2 years ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Melkath@kbin.social -4 points 2 years ago* 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. permalink fedilink source parent
