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		Frieren on Sept 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Treasury recovers $1.3B in unpaid taxes from high-... The police investigating thief costs more than the money they get back. Should we stop prosecuting thieves? When criminals see that they get caught for evading taxes then many of them reduce their activity. Dissuasion is also part of the equation.

obscuretone on Sept 7, 2024 [–]

I don't know where you're at but where I live the cops don't investigate petty theft unless there's violence involved.

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