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    IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions

    IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions

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    Image of Hypernetic Hypernetic
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    I'm not a big fan of the IRS or anything, but it amuses me that most people hate the IRS simply because of old jokes and TV shows/movies.

    Do you have a better idea to support the government and all the services it provides for us, including the safety that allows us to live our daily lives? Perhaps the government should just print extra money, right? lol.

    Or maybe, there should be an honor system. We all put the taxes we owe into a box anonymously, because we know that people would always follow that system.
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment Hypernetic was starred Hypernetic was unstarred
    Image of Giggers Giggers
    08/14/09

    @Hypernetic: Or maybe we eliminate income and death taxes. Possibly create a tax system that taxes the product bought instead of the money earned?
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment Giggers was starred Giggers was unstarred
    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    08/14/09

    @Giggers: You mean like a fair tax? Preposterous!
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    08/14/09

    @Giggers: Flat tax FTW... People shouldn't be taxed exorbitant amounts for money that's in their family to STAY in their family. Yet, that's exactly what happens.

    Not that this matters to me personally. I don't stand to inherit much of anything except some of the life insurance that will be split among 3 children (after funerals are paid off) which may help me a bit with my student loans, but won't exactly make me rich.
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    bobtheduck in Korea was starred bobtheduck in Korea was unstarred
    Image of kellyhelene kellyhelene
    08/14/09

    @bobtheduck: flat tax? yeah, it'll work out really well when people already below the poverty line have to pay a flat percentage of their income to the government. There's a reason it's scaled now- if you barely make enough to keep a roof over your head you don't have an extra ten percent or whatever to give to the IRS. There was a point in my life when I made so little I owed no tax, and if I had, it would have come down to "pay rent or pay taxes" since I had no disposable income at all. That's normal for a lot of people in this country.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment kellyhelene was starred kellyhelene was unstarred
    Image of Soos Soos
    08/14/09

    @Giggers: Because sales tax disproportionately affects people with smaller paychecks, since more of their pay is spent purchasing?

    Income and inheritance taxes collect from large pools of money which would otherwise not be in circulation. And considering how much money you have to have to even qualify for the inheritance tax, I don't really have any sympathy for anyone affected by it - boo hoo, Meghan McCain might have to get a job (not really. She'll just have survive on half of more money than your entire extended family will ever see in all their lives, combined, times a million.)
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Soos was starred Soos was unstarred
    Image of Mentuss Mentuss
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    You know what they say...

    There are only two things certain in Second Life:

    Yiffing and taxes.
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    Nobuyuki promoted this comment Mentuss was starred Mentuss was unstarred
    Image of zgreenwell zgreenwell
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    You take our money and use it for this? And you expect us to be happy about it?
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    Image of mariomedial mariomedial
    08/14/09

    @zgreenwell: Seriously. WTF

    This is like finding out the gov is doing market campaigns in the back of Porn DVD's !
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    Image of masterdingo masterdingo
    08/14/09

    @Mario Medial: That would actually be far more effective. Second Life holds far less interest than porn for the vast majority of Americans (and nerds).
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    bobtheduck promoted this comment masterdingo was starred masterdingo was unstarred
    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    08/14/09

    @masterdingo: except most nerds (and most Americans) don't buy porn anymore. Why would you? I know of 4 free porn video sites, and I'm sure there are 108x more than that. Who would pay for porn in this day and age?
    .
    Now if the IRS started putting ads on those free video sites, they may have something.
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    Edited by bobtheduck in Korea at 08/14/09 2:00 PM bobtheduck in Korea was starred bobtheduck in Korea was unstarred
    Image of Draco_2k Draco_2k
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    Hold on a second... Is that avatar wearing Mario's raccoon suit?
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    Draco_2k was starred Draco_2k was unstarred
    Image of roq roq
    08/14/09

    @Draco_2k: Unfortunately, I don't think it is. I think it's a general furry getup. In which case whoever that is needs to go yiff in hell.
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment roq was starred roq was unstarred
    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    08/14/09

    @roq: You have no idea what you are talking about, but I appreciate the blind hatred.
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    Mike Fahey was starred Mike Fahey was unstarred
    Image of Salen Salen
    08/14/09

    @roq: You do realize that's Mike Fahey's SL avatar, right? You know, the same Mike Fahey who wrote the article?

    "And now you know..."
    "And knowing is half the battle!"
    G.I. JOE!
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    Salen was starred Salen was unstarred
    Image of Slust Slust
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    [Insert Face Palm Demotivational Here]
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    (Zombie) MaxDragon7 promoted this comment Slust was starred Slust was unstarred
    Image of MaxDragon7 MaxDragon7
    08/14/09


    @Slust:
    This isn't a demotivational, but I may as well put in this Facepalm.jpg I made in Notepad. :P

    Also, the size might possibly be a lil' too small (Until this post comes for viewing), but, who cares?
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    MaxDragon7 was starred MaxDragon7 was unstarred
    Image of (Zombie) NitroAML (Zombie) NitroAML
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    So ummm. Is Furhey back or what?
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment (Zombie) NitroAML was starred (Zombie) NitroAML was unstarred
    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    08/14/09

    @(Zombie) NitroAML: Furs are cartoony anthropomorphic animals. That is a guy with ears.
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    08/14/09

    @Mike Fahey: Riiiiiiiight ;)
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    Edited by Bialia at 08/14/09 11:36 AM Bialia was starred Bialia was unstarred
    Image of RPharazonius RPharazonius
    08/14/09

    @Mike Fahey: And a tail. And what looks to be paws. And an overall tiger color scheme.

    I will echo what Bialia said.
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment RPharazonius was starred RPharazonius was unstarred
    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    08/14/09

    @RPharazonius: They are boots shaped like paws. And it's a Raccoon color scheme.
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    Mike Fahey was starred Mike Fahey was unstarred
    Image of Bialia Bialia
    08/14/09

    @Mike Fahey: And a tail!
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    Bialia was starred Bialia was unstarred
    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    08/14/09

    @Bialia: Mario had ears and a tail at one point, too... You calling Mario a Furry, or just an opportunist, not willing to pass by an opportunity to get the upper hand on Koopa. I choose to believe the latter.
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    bobtheduck in Korea was starred bobtheduck in Korea was unstarred
    Image of Twoflower Twoflower
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    I'm an active member of Second Life (pulling in considerable scratch selling casual games there) and even I think this is completely pants on head retarded.
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    Mike Fahey promoted this comment Twoflower was starred Twoflower was unstarred
    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    08/14/09

    @#c14778086: Which casual games? Don't say fishing.
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    Edited by Mike Fahey at 08/14/09 11:00 AM Mike Fahey was starred Mike Fahey was unstarred
    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    You want to recruit on line?

    Start up a WOW raid group with IRS recruiters.
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    Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... was starred Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... was unstarred
    Image of Piccoroz Piccoroz
    08/14/09

    @TaggarT6: I can totally relate IRS and Raids.
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    bobtheduck promoted this comment Piccoroz was starred Piccoroz was unstarred
    Image of SaanZ SaanZ
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    I am reminded that the IRS is the only organization that can invoke a true sense of fear in both the Joker and Batman.
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    (Zombie) MaxDragon7 promoted this comment SaanZ was starred SaanZ was unstarred
    Image of MaxDragon7 MaxDragon7
    08/14/09

    @SaanZ: Their reactions?

    Robin: "Holy tax-exemption, Batman!"

    Or,

    Joker: "Why so serious, with your economic policy?"

    Lastly,

    Batman: "They told me there was nothing out there, nothing to fear. But the night my parents were murdered I caught a glimpse of something. I've looked for it ever since. I went around the world, searched in all the shadows. And there is something out there in the darkness, something terrifying, something that will not stop until it gets revenge... The IRS."
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    Image of [ZTF]Auspiciously Liminal [ZTF]Auspiciously Liminal
    08/14/09

    In reply to IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions
    "IRS branding"

    I envision a cackling, shadowy figure, deep red coals, and searing flesh.
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    Kpibca promoted this comment [ZTF]Auspiciously Liminal was starred [ZTF]Auspiciously Liminal was unstarred
    Image of Harfold Harfold
    01/11/09

    In reply to IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions
    Stay out of my intarwebs. Too many series of tubes for these government types, not enough dump trucks.


    kthxbai

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    Harfold was starred Harfold was unstarred
    Image of Acebuckeye13: Blasting Zombies and Taking Names Acebuckeye13: Blasting Zombies and Taking Names
    01/11/09

    In reply to IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions
    The people complaining about the Taxes are being idiots. The Government needs money (And not just to pay Congress's paychecks, just how do you supose all the stuff people want the Government to do gets paid for), and the Internet isn't special. There's no difference from me selling a hot dog on the street and me selling doodles on the internet. It's income, it gets taxed.
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    Acebuckeye13: Blasting Zombies and Taking Names was starred Acebuckeye13: Blasting Zombies and Taking Names was unstarred
    Image of Kyouryuu Kyouryuu
    01/11/09

    @Acebuckeye13: The government NEVER needs more money.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    01/11/09

    In reply to IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions
    If they're going to do this, they're going to have to start seating Tauren in congress.


    Our country was founded on the concept of no taxation without representation!

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    Mount_Prion was starred Mount_Prion was unstarred
    Image of cyhborg cyhborg
    01/11/09

    In reply to IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions
    "no, says the man in Washington...it needs to be declared..."
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    cyhborg was starred cyhborg was unstarred
    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    01/11/09

    @cyhborg: "fix my roads says the man on 123 Evergreen Rd. ...I already paid for it with my tax dollars..."


    I know Andrew Ryan would never say that but then it's not like anyone would call Rapture a success ;)

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    okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) was starred okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) was unstarred
    Image of dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof! dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof!
    01/11/09

    In reply to IRS Official Recommends Policy on Virtual World Transactions
    Weren't taxes introduced to fund some war and the people were promised that once the war was over, the taxes would be gone?
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    dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof! was starred dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof! was unstarred
    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    01/11/09

    @dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased: There was some of this regarding something akin to a property tax and the semi-war with France early in U.S. history, where it was to pay for a standing army.
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