Choosing Your Own Government, Monday, Period 5--Class #4

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Perched on the desk and entirely too happy as the class entered, Vala kept grinning as she spoke. If anyone asked about it, she'd smile but tell you it was really none of your business.

"Today we'll be dealing with a subject that is near and dear to my heart--money. You can't run anything, including a salvage company, without money, or some concept of trade, and trust me, you'll always have to give the government a cut, since they can't earn money on their own. The percentage goes up and down with the whims of the government, and pays for programs of which you may or may not approve."

"So, what would you do to avoid paying your taxes? If you're in charge of the government, how do you go about collecting them? What kind of enforcement do you have if someone doesn't pay? Prison? Beheading? Do you have a favorite not paying your taxes story? I know you people have a bit of a history with this kind of thing, so don't be afraid to think outside the box."

[ooc: The last link might not have a search, so just search under "taxes". People are nuts.]

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Re: Evade taxes!

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"You shouldn't evade your taxes, if your government's being honest with you," Evey pointed out, "because that normally goes into things that benefit the whole community. Of course, if there's philandering and embezzlement, that's another story, but without those taxes, a great many of the governmental institutions that people take for granted wouldn't exists at all. Can't really do much for the people without funding."