Whale-ista
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Proposal: Pay your taxes or lose your passport
Or maybe it should be: Pay your taxes, keep your passport?
Anyways... this is from: http://www.jetsetter.com/feature/pay-your-taxes-or-lose-your...
This past September, the Department of Homeland Security declared you can no longer fly in the U.S. without a passport in these four states. Now
there's this news: According to a Wall Street Journal report, Congress is planning to pass a new law that could deny or retract passports from
Americans who haven't paid their taxes, raising roughly $398 million over 10 years.
The good news: The law, which is expected to take effect in January, will only punish those with "seriously delinquent" debt — we're talking a $50,000
minimum of unpaid federal taxes.
The bad news: If you're a U.S. citizen living abroad and don't receive IRS mail (or if you live here but never open your mail box), you could be in
trouble.
The exception: Those who are traveling for humanitarian reasons, are on an IRS payment plan, or are contesting a tax case in court don't need to
worry.
Bottom line: Pay your taxes, and save yourself the headache.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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DENNIS
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IRS prisoners. It'll never happen.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bajatrailrider
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The ones that dont pay Taxes. Don't have passports.
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bajaguy
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Same ones who don't get FMM's
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Whale-ista
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True, there are those who fly under the radar when it comes to taxes, FMMs etc. Would they owe $50K?
Maybe the feds figure those who (mostly) play by the rules, and have passports & money to travel, are higher income, and justify the IRS expense
of going after them.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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bajatrailrider
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Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista  |
True, there are those who fly under the radar when it comes to taxes, FMMs etc. Would they owe $50K?
Maybe the feds figure those who (mostly) play by the rules, and have passports & money to travel, are higher income, and justify the IRS expense
of going after them. |
So True.
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dasubergeek
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Yeah, they're threatening not to allow California IDs to board planes starting on January 10th. It'll never actually happen; there's 18 million
holders of California IDs and driver licenses. There'd be hangings in effigy if they just 'turned off the tap'.
But even if they do... SENTRI cards are valid to board airplanes with 
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wessongroup
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Say will this apply to employee's of the Federal Government and/or to others within Administrations which govern us poor folks
think most here are OK ...
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pauldavidmena
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How about corporations that don't pay their taxes? According to Mitt Romney, they're people too.
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Bajahowodd
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This whole thing smells of BS. I cannot think of any possible why an American citizen would need a passport to fly domestically.
I would love to now who floated this crap. Not gonna happen. Just BS.
I'm guessing that this is the brainchild some anti-Obama group.
Anyone really think you will need a passport to drive through the Holland Tunnel?
Pure BS!
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mtgoat666
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The next election will be interesting. Fascism vs democrat establishment vs democratic socialist.
Feel the Bern!
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captkw
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Land of the FEE
any fool that watch's TV is so stupid by the system that they think it's going to change by their vote really should get outside more often,,if you
think for a second that a two party (controlled) system that has never ever showed any progress for the usa people and the world..by a corporation
referred to as Washington DC ,,that is not part of the USA and issue's its own rules and laws...
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by captkw | | any fool that watch's TV is so stupid by the system that they think it's going to change by their vote really should get outside more often,,if you
think for a second that a two party (controlled) system that has never ever showed any progress for the usa people and the world..by a corporation
referred to as Washington DC ,,that is not part of the USA and issue's its own rules and laws... |
O, you are wrong, Cappy. Govt can do great things for us people. Look at FDR and programs like SS. LBJ and great society (and Medicare and
medicaid). The only thing that stops effective govt are the anti-everything idiots like Cruz and Trump and extremist wing of the GOP, the tools of the
bigots and the selfish.
And based on your comment, you should be voting for Bernie
[Edited on 12-13-2015 by mtgoat666]
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pacificobob
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by captkw | | any fool that watch's TV is so stupid by the system that they think it's going to change by their vote really should get outside more often,,if you
think for a second that a two party (controlled) system that has never ever showed any progress for the usa people and the world..by a corporation
referred to as Washington DC ,,that is not part of the USA and issue's its own rules and laws... |
O, you are wrong, Cappy. Govt can do great things for us people. Look at FDR and programs like SS. LBJ and great society (and Medicare and
medicaid). The only thing that stops effective govt are the anti-everything idiots like Cruz and Trump and extremist wing of the GOP, the tools of the
bigots and the selfish.
And based on your comment, you should be voting for Bernie
[Edited on 12-13-2015 by mtgoat666] |
spot on!
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captkw
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OMG !!
last night was reading WND about a new navy ship that only ran 20 days till it brokedown and a new 700 million mine seeking drone that they just found
out dosnt work (Think lockeed) and Ill bet a good peso no one will get fired or demerit..during the last bush BS I get back to Baja and all the locals
are having a cow and laughing their but off..saying " and you gringo's think we are corrupt,, come on "hanging shads", and in his brothers state no
less" Ha Ha Before you reply to me in a demeaning tone,, you don't know anything about me.. but, your lack of wisdom says volumes of you little
life..go back to watching your TV and let us big boys talk !!
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pacificobob
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| Quote: Originally posted by captkw | | last night was reading WND about a new navy ship that only ran 20 days till it brokedown and a new 700 million mine seeking drone that they just found
out dosnt work (Think lockeed) and Ill bet a good peso no one will get fired or demerit..during the last bush BS I get back to Baja and all the locals
are having a cow and laughing their but off..saying " and you gringo's think we are corrupt,, come on "hanging shads", and in his brothers state no
less" Ha Ha Before you reply to me in a demeaning tone,, you don't know anything about me.. but, your lack of wisdom says volumes of you little
life..go back to watching your TV and let us big boys talk !! |
i suppose one could "hang a shad" by its tail, as they lack necks
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| Quote: Originally posted by captkw | | last night was reading WND about a new navy ship that only ran 20 days till it brokedown and a new 700 million mine seeking drone that they just found
out dosnt work (Think lockeed) and Ill bet a good peso no one will get fired or demerit..during the last bush BS I get back to Baja and all the locals
are having a cow and laughing their but off..saying " and you gringo's think we are corrupt,, come on "hanging shads", and in his brothers state no
less" Ha Ha Before you reply to me in a demeaning tone,, you don't know anything about me.. but, your lack of wisdom says volumes of you little
life..go back to watching your TV and let us big boys talk !! |
Maybe the Navy needed your expert advice on their ship
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woody with a view
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Maybe BO already took his passport?
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | The next election will be interesting. Fascism vs democrat establishment vs democratic socialist.
Feel the Bern! |
Simple fact is that while I personally embrace much of what Bernie stands for (confession- I was in the Selma march, and actually had tea with Ethel
Kennedy at their Georgetown home, and was devastated when Bobby was assassinated), He is first of all too old to last in that demanding job, and
second, he will not attract enough independents and centrist to be able to win a general election.
Love her or hate her, Hillary is the only Democrat that can win the general election.
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