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the axiom | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 wrong, you should not obey or play by their rules

Roger Ver is being targeted. they would have gotten something else on him regardless 

there are millions of people not paying taxes out there and they are fine
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provoost | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Making it more difficult to find "something else" helps. Even in Russia, definitely in the US.

Also there are few things governments are good at, collecting taxes is one of those things. A few hundred thousand dollars worth of effort probably gets them a nice 8 figure settlement. Sure they could nail him on jaywalking, but that's not the same ROI.
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the axiom | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 yeah just be the perfect slave and you'll get less lashes
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provoost | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Worked for Gandhi. The Brits didn't get him for tax evasion, sex with a minor, etc.