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Grayox@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

"Freeloaders"

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"Freeloaders"

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Grayox@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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  • Nurgus@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I was sceptical about the lack of sources so I DDG’d it:

    https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/undocumented-immigrants-in-us-pay-nearly-100-billion-in-taxes

    https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-cec/index.html

  • Kaeru@slrpnk.net
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    Stupid question: If undocumented, how are they verifiably paying anything close to this figure in taxes? Pls respond

    • Daxtron2@startrek.website
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      Not all taxes are collected, much of what we pay in taxes is added on to the cost of things.

      • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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        10 months ago

        For example, sales tax.

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    Yes, but corporations pay into the system in other ways. Take for example the time Duke Energy had a big coal ash spill into a river. They took the income resources they had and not only paid a fair fine price, cleaned up the…

    Wait. No they didn’t. They passed on all the costs to their customers. Fortunately those customers were able to use the free market and choose another provider…

    Wait. No, they can’t. Huh. That IS a freeloader.

    • Lemminary@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I hate you. Wait no I don’t 😂

    • Painfinity@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Climate Town, is this you??

      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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        10 months ago

        Lol, no, but maybe I was channeling him. Great Youtuber.

  • undergroundoverground@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Its funny how much owning a successful business sound exactly like being a lazy, work-shy layabout who does nothing while living off of other people’s hard work.

  • emerald@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I’d actually be willing to bet that we (the US taxpayer) paid those corporations for the privilege of their continued existence

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    10 months ago

    Racism is either a symptom or a tool:

    Those who cant make sense of their situation being unsatisfactory may fall prey to it to soothe themselves.

    Those who hoard all of the worlds wealth use it to distract from that fact.

    • danc4498@lemmy.world
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      Worth noting that a lot of the people raging about immigrants don’t see themselves as racist.

      • The Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.network
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        10 months ago

        Or a white person as an immigrant.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        Or themselves as immigrants, for that matter.

        A German settler calling a Hispanic migrant “illegal” really says something about the legal and social zeitgeist.

      • masquenox@lemmy.world
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        If you apply liberal’s superficial understanding of what white supremacism actually is hard enough it’s very easy to end up in a situation where nobody could possibly be a white supremacist.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    Posts like this are important, but unfortunately in vain, I’m afraid. Those who still don’t understand it will never understand it. I think they don’t want to. I don’t get it.

    • warbond@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I’d say it’s still important to post and talk about, not for the people who know and don’t care, but for the people who don’t know and do care.

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