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MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in Senate unanimously approves bill adding dozens of new federal judgeships

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InAbsentia , in Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?

People can barely afford what is considered essential these days. Jobs are hard to find, but no one wants to work. Layoffs happening in every large business to cut costs. Profit margins and infinite growth have become congressional priority. Owning your own home is a dream becoming more and more intangible. They make these articles every so often and they’re often disconnected with the struggles of the lower and middle classes, asking a question with obvious answers. Most people without kids are a few paychecks away from bankruptcy and you want them to be excited about parenthood?

Varyk , (edited ) in Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes

How do undocumented immigrants pay taxes without getting deported?

odium ,

Sales tax mostly I would assume.

Varyk ,

Ah, thanks

kevindqc ,

At the state and local levels, slightly less than half (46 percent, or $15.1 billion) of the tax payments made by undocumented immigrants are through sales and excise taxes levied on their purchases. Most other payments are made through property taxes, such as those levied on homeowners and renters (31 percent, or $10.4 billion), or through personal and business income taxes (21 percent, or $7.0 billion).

mhague ,

You use an ITIN and pay taxes. It’s the law that you need to pay taxes whether you’re here legally or not, which means we specifically create pathways for people who are here illegally to pay their fair share. Illegal immigrants pay taxes as one of the ways of building social credit for when they can naturalize.

Varyk ,

This I heard before, but don’t understand. If they send in their itin do they also send in their personal information like name and address when they pay taxes?

If they do, how would they not get deported?

JWBananas ,
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We don’t let government agencies share information like that for obvious reasons.

Varyk ,

Do you mean that if you submit your illegal status to the IRS, they wouldn’t report you to Homeland security or ice or whatever?

JWBananas ,
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Correct. The only thing the IRS cares about is whether you have an SSN or an ITIN.

Picture it: You’re the IRS. You’re basically Santa Claus. You know all.

Do you tattle? Why?

Would it get a few people deported? Maybe. Maybe not.

Would it do anything to solve the systemic issues that result in undocumented immigrants in the first place? Definitely not.

Would it do anything at all to deter future undocumented immigrants? Not a chance.

Would it disincentivize undocumented immigrants from paying taxes, reducing the overall revenue you can collect? Absolutely!

Does this also apply to criminal enterprises and other such persons or groups with secrets? You betcha!

Would it set a dangerous precedent on the slippery slope into authoritarianism? You tell me!

Varyk ,

I would wager it’s more about the added revenue than concern over authoritarianism, haha, but that’s very interesting that they don’t report it to homeland security.

Thanks

Cryophilia ,

Anyone can file taxes with an ITIN. I’m an American citizen and I have an ITIN because it made some tax stuff easier a few years ago.

Varyk ,

Huh, cool. Thanks

MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in New York parents who report abuse to protect themselves and their families often become the targets of child welfare investigators. A lawsuit is trying to change that.

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Kaboom , in Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes

I love to see a copy of the report. I think it’s probably bullshit. Why would an illegal steal an SSN just to pay taxes?

puppy ,

The article is paywalled so I can’t read it fully. But it sounds like the taxes are coming from indirect taxes (fuel etc.). Where did you get the idea that they are stealing an SSN to pay taxes? Where did you read it?

iAmTheTot ,

You don’t need an SSN to pay sales tax buddy.

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Kaboom ,

Thanks!

MapleEngineer ,
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Many jobs require an SSN so if you want to work you need a stolen or fake SSN. Many employers don’t care if you are illegal as long as you have an SSN and they can say that they checked.

girlfreddy ,
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Many jobs require an SSN so if you want to work you need a stolen or fake SSN.

Not according to the study. Go read the link I posted to find out the facts.

AHemlocksLie ,

To get a job that pays more than under the table work because most legit employers will demand it.

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MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in National Women's Defense League to Harris: Dump Shapiro Over Sex Case Failings

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Mora , in People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later

Awesome, something to look forward to…

kescusay ,
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:(

Hope it doesn’t hit you. There are so many long-term consequences for people who got COVID-19 in the first couple of waves. My father-in-law caught it early (long before there were vaccines), and long COVID has wrecked him. He went from being one of the strongest, most active guys I’ve ever met to being on oxygen - probably for the rest of his life.

I’ll never, ever forgive Donald Trump for his massive, incompetent bungling of the pandemic response. It resulted in so many unnecessary deaths, and many more ruined lives.

FundMECFSResearch OP ,

Still happens now. I read a study a month ago examining cognitive deficits in the august 2022-august 2023 cohort and they found similar results to this one.

But capitalism said we should pretend covid is a cold so here we are.

Icalasari ,

Worst part is that if the anti vax/mask idiots didn't get a platform, the quarantines wouldn't have lasted as long AND might have had a real shot of eradicated Covid

But no, muh freedumbs

EldritchFeminity ,

I remember hearing at the beginning of the year that the current strains were more dangerous and more infectious than the original, we just didn’t hear anything about it because, surprise, the vaccines work.

FundMECFSResearch OP ,

Vaccines work, but they don’t prevent long covid. The National academy of science and medicine report found that they reduced the prevalence of Long COVID from 12% to 10% of individuals with a positive test at 6 months.

Which is good, but far from revolutionary. In fact, the same report found that the majority of people with long COVID have been vaccinated (which makes sense, since most people have been vaccinated).

zik ,

I saw another study which said vaccines reduced long covid by up to 50% depending on which strain it was.

FundMECFSResearch OP ,

The NASEM report took all the studies done on the subject and provided a meta analysis for the conclusions. Which is based on data for over 100’000 patients.

MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises

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girlfreddy , in National Women's Defense League to Harris: Dump Shapiro Over Sex Case Failings
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As of Thursday, the Harris team was still actively vetting potential candidates. “They’re watching the J.D. Vance experiment go horribly wrong and they want to be sure they’re doing their due diligence,” a longtime Democratic operative told the Daily Beast.

The JD Vance Experiment sounds like a B-grade horror flic.

APassenger ,

I’m still expecting Trump to “fire” Vance. Most likely after he knows the Dem VP pick.

He’s going to have to do something about his free fall and I don’t expect Trump to do any introspection.

Nougat , (edited )

How many Mooches so far?

Edit: 1.8 Mooches as of 8/2/2024

elliot_crane ,

Whoever Harris ends up picking for the ticket VP should immediately and loudly call for scheduling a VP debate with Vance. Make them squirm and come up with more excuses for ducking yet another debate.

bobs_monkey ,

Quack

geekwithsoul ,

I doubt he’ll dump Vance - that’s how he’s getting the big bucks from Thiel and other tech bros.

418_im_a_teapot ,

Plus, he’s convinced he “doesn’t need the votes” to win, so why give up on any VP pick? If he’s going to push fake electors and sew chaos to win, he doesn’t need popular opinions or people.

kn33 ,

Yeah, dumping him because he’s worried would be admitting that the VP pick matters and he’s not carrying it himself. He’s not gonna do that.

418_im_a_teapot ,

Honest question: What free fall? It seems the polls have barely moved beyond the margin of error, even if that subtle shift is in Harris’s favor. Am I missing out on Republicans criticizing Vance? I’ve really only heard it coming from the left.

APassenger ,

At the time, it was my prediction and sense of things.

Now I believe it’s a bit more established. Free fall may be strong wording, but compared to feeling like he had it locked up… This is vastly different.

Trump is barely even campaigning.

NOT_RICK ,
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JD Vance Experiment is definitely his project where he plays Jazz metal fusion in his basement

Snapz ,

Actually, the J.D. Vance experiment is where they tried to fertilize a couch with human semen.

Viking_Hippie ,

The JD Vance Experiment sounds like a B-grade horror flic

Or the douchiest prank show ever

Adderbox76 ,

The JD Vance Experiment sounds like a B-grade horror flic.

Or a shitty prog-rock band where the lead singer hits the stage dressed as a couch.

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MediaBiasFactChecker Bot , in Republicans want someone younger than Donald Trump as president: new poll

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It would help if our state borders were based on geography, and not just arbitrary straight lines.

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