It'd be pretty damn hard to argue that tax liability isn't a debt. But I'll be gracious and assume you hastily misspoke.
No, I didn't misspeak. I don't see how it's a debt. You owe tax for future activity, not for something that's already happened. You do not owe a dollar amount for an upcoming year, but an arbitrary amount based on any number of factors that may not apply from year to year. To treat tax reduction as a debt cancellation makes no sense unless you're actively crediting previously-paid taxes.
So, which of those points do you disagree with?
2 through 4, as it positions taxation as a debt. #3 in particular is problematic, since I'm unaware of any tax policy that acts in that manner. Maybe tax rebates like the stimulus checks early on or what Minnesota did?
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Date: 2011-11-20 04:09 am (UTC)No, I didn't misspeak. I don't see how it's a debt. You owe tax for future activity, not for something that's already happened. You do not owe a dollar amount for an upcoming year, but an arbitrary amount based on any number of factors that may not apply from year to year. To treat tax reduction as a debt cancellation makes no sense unless you're actively crediting previously-paid taxes.
So, which of those points do you disagree with?
2 through 4, as it positions taxation as a debt. #3 in particular is problematic, since I'm unaware of any tax policy that acts in that manner. Maybe tax rebates like the stimulus checks early on or what Minnesota did?