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FuturePerformance t1_j9unqdd wrote

Reply to comment by IsThatFuckedUp in LPT Request: how can I avoid capital gains tax (20%) on land sold (<$500,000)? by ScrollinMyLifeAway

We are morally obligated to pay taxes that we legally owe. I happily pay my taxes because I believe that many services & needs are better fulfilled by the Public. However -- Paying MORE than you owe makes zero sense.

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The_Common_God t1_j9vjmm9 wrote

>Paying more than you owe

You do know he asked how to avoid paying the tax not how to minimize the tax he pays

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KrabbyMccrab t1_j9vumzm wrote

If you are getting shot at, avoiding bullets is the same thing as minimizing getting shot.

There's plenty of better rebuttals than the semantic one.

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The_Common_God t1_j9w3nqt wrote

Okay but you're not legally obligated to get shot at by the government for the sake of public amenities and services lmao. Not arguing semantics, I'm arguing intent.

There's plenty of better analogies than that.

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KrabbyMccrab t1_j9w7osy wrote

There you go. Civic responsibility is a much stronger point than pinning him for using avoiding vs minimizing.

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FuturePerformance t1_j9vl97t wrote

Avoiding tax legally is the same thing as minimizing taxes.. paying taxes that you can legally avoid is paying more than you owe.. I feel like you're splitting hairs here

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The_Common_God t1_j9w3cax wrote

Avoid and minimize are 2 different words that have 2 different contexts in this scenario. If anything I'm not splitting hairs so much as you're believing that the toupee is made out of one big piece of hair.

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