"Josh Hill"  wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 May 2007 19:04:07 -0600, "Dennis \(Icarus\)"
 wrote:

>>"Josh Hill"  wrote in message
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>>>>Report any of it?
>>
>>>Never. I guess I don't fancy the role of snitch.
>
>>I'd call it more "being a responsible citizen".
>>
>>Do you think the rich pay their fair share?
>>Should taxes on the rich be increased?
>>And if you know that folks are evading their legal tax obligations, that's
>>revenue being lost to the government - money that could be given to some
>>deserving poor folks.

>I don't think these issues are simple. I mean, if I discovered that
>someone I knew was a murderer, I'd have a moral and legal duty to
>inform the authorities. But to report all the transgressions of one's

In other words, be a rat. :-)

>friends, one's employers, and one's clients? Where does that stop?
>With the kid who downloads MP-3's? The friends who smoke pot? The
>co-worker who adds an hour to his time card? Pretty soon, you'd have
>snitched on just about everyone you know, and unless you live a life
>so pure it would arouse envy in a nun they'd have snitched on you. I

Its not that difficult to live a life like that.

>haven't liked everything I've seen, and I confess that there have been
>a few occasions when I would have been delighted to see the men in
>blue take someone away, but that doesn't mean there's virtue in being
>a rat.

Well, that is indeed your choice. Just think of all the additional funds
that the government would have though.
Heck, we might even be able to cut taxes. Get those deductions AND a reduced
tax rate - wouldn't that help your business?

Dennis


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