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replied 2015d
What is your opinion? What should be the consequences for not paying taxes?
replied 2015d
The British learned how wrong it is to jail people for any kind of debts long ago. I guess the US left the British system though and went to enforcing taxation with jail time.
replied 2015d
They phone you and send you strongly worded letter asking for their money. Like any bill collector. I suspect British Commknwealth nations all do this.
replied 2013d
"HMRC criminal investigation officers have wide-ranging powers of arrest, entry, search and detention."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Revenue_and_Customs#Powers_of_officers
replied 2013d
Looks like they go after smugglers. What is your point?
replied 2013d
"department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes"
This guy was executed for tax evasion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harding_(forger)
replied 2012d
This link also doesn't work. I am really doubting this one.
replied 2011d
You really can't figure out where this link goes?
replied 2011d
Okay I followed the link. It makes my point for me. Britain has a bad history with debtors jail. They got rid of people being jailed for debts.
replied 2011d
Lol. People get jailed for tax evasion today, and in the past even executed. Your point is void. Read the articles.
replied 2009d
So as I said. People are not jailed for it everywhere. Lots of times it takes extreme circumstances. That said you are morally obligated to pay taxes if you benefit from them.
replied 2007d
I benefit from maybe 10% of the activities that my taxes fund. So I'm only obligated to pay those 10%? How about compensation for the 90% of tax activities that make my life worse?
replied 2006d
You are not evaluating your benefits properly. The benefits that others receive directly do affect you indirectly. Living in a stable and prosperous area is a benefit.
replied 2011d
I read one of them. Like I said though. I only suspected it of other Commonwealth nations.