David Mitchell on Tax Avoidance

David Mitchell on Tax Avoidance

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  1. It’s a good argument, and it’s really congruent to what a lot of the ultra wealthy say about avoiding taxes: “look, I’m not going to intentionally make a bad decision and decline a write-off that I could otherwise claim. If you want me to pay more in taxes, make me.”

  2. Can someone who has a copy of Saturday Night Live Season 3 episode 1 from 1978 please upload a copy of the Steve Martin bit about taxes? I can’t seem to find a vid of it anywhere, but the transcript goes

    >You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You say.. “Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?” First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, “Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, ‘You.. have never paid taxes’?” Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: “I forgot!” How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don’t say “I forgot”? Let’s say you’re on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, “I forgot armed robbery was illegal.” Let’s suppose he says back to you, “You have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, ‘I forgot’?” Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!”

  3. Hearing people laugh when their being figuratively raped in the ass is a frightening thing to see. These people, everyone in this video is literally eating billionaire semen sundae, just having a laugh. The only one who even makes a slight chuckle is David, but you don’t see him really laughing it up.

  4. I pay what I am legally obligated to do so under the law — nothing more, nothing less. This guy is preaching for people to have “morals” to pay more tax than they legally are required to pay. In other words, have a conscience and donate your hard earned money to the government because it’s the “right thing to do.” Governments are incredibly inefficient. If I wanted to be charitable, I would take my savings and pay them to a reputable charity.

  5. He’s wrong about the pension being a form of tax avoidance. It’s basically pushing the tax to later. The reason being that once you transform your pension into an annuity/income, you will be declaring that as your income and will be paying tax on it *then*.

  6. So if it’s a tax on consciousness, then doesn’t that means also it’s a tax on income and the government wants to discourage people from earning income?

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