Chicago to pay Cash Bounties for Informants on Business Cheats


	Chicago to pay Cash Bounties for Informants on Business Cheats

disenchantedcitizen

10-28-2009 11:18 AM

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big brother, tax cheats, bribery, snitching

disenchantedcitizen says:

Depending on your stance on tax cheats, this could be good or bad.

On the one hand, tax cheats should be made to pay their fair share of the tax burden. But it brings up the issue on what is the ‘fair share’ when it comes to taxes, but that is for discussion another day.

On the hand, this enforces the whole Big Brother climate. Do we really want to spy on our grocer or used car dealer, etc?

Would you do it for money?

What are your thoughts?

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