Striker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 年前Reactionaries and inconsistency are a match made in heavenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up11.78K
arrow-up11.78KimageReactionaries and inconsistency are a match made in heavenlemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square128fedilink
minus-squareEmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up55·2 年前Illegal immigrants actually pay into state and local taxes way more than legal citizens and green-card holders do. And since they’re here undocumented, they can’t get anything in return for paying those taxes.
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 年前They pay more huh? That’s some magical shit right there lol
minus-squareDarthBueller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 年前They pay more if you consider that they frequently pay SS with no payout for them.
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 年前I looked up the numbers a while back but this 2017 study says at least 50%, meaning the majority pay taxes. https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-state-local-tax-contributions-2017/ Also, note that only 59.9% of households pay taxes, which means legal status isn’t that important in terms of whether people pay taxes or not. They also won’t likely get any social security money either.
minus-squareSanyanov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前How does it work btw? Do you come to your country’s tax authority and say “hello, I’m here illegally, can I pay taxes” ?
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 年前You file your taxes under a special SSN that begins with a 9 that is given to you by the IRS specifically for filing. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayer-identification-numbers-tin#itin
minus-squareSanyanov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前And you’re not immediately arrested for, like, illegally working or potentially illegally crossing the border to begin with? Or is it like taxing criminal activity, simply a loophole to make charging them easier?
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 年前a) different departments, tax department doesn’t deal with immigration law b) government likes money more than it likes fairness, as should be obvious looking at… yknow… [gestures generally]
minus-squareEmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前Whenever they get a paycheck from a legitimate business, they’re paying into those taxes.
Illegal immigrants actually pay into state and local taxes way more than legal citizens and green-card holders do.
And since they’re here undocumented, they can’t get anything in return for paying those taxes.
They pay more huh? That’s some magical shit right there lol
They pay more if you consider that they frequently pay SS with no payout for them.
I looked up the numbers a while back but this 2017 study says at least 50%, meaning the majority pay taxes.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-state-local-tax-contributions-2017/
Also, note that only 59.9% of households pay taxes, which means legal status isn’t that important in terms of whether people pay taxes or not. They also won’t likely get any social security money either.
How does it work btw? Do you come to your country’s tax authority and say “hello, I’m here illegally, can I pay taxes” ?
You file your taxes under a special SSN that begins with a 9 that is given to you by the IRS specifically for filing.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayer-identification-numbers-tin#itin
And you’re not immediately arrested for, like, illegally working or potentially illegally crossing the border to begin with?
Or is it like taxing criminal activity, simply a loophole to make charging them easier?
a) different departments, tax department doesn’t deal with immigration law
b) government likes money more than it likes fairness, as should be obvious looking at… yknow… [gestures generally]
I see, thanks!
Whenever they get a paycheck from a legitimate business, they’re paying into those taxes.