Did you know that people who live here legally, but are not
citizens pay taxes? Yes, depending on the circumstances these people pay
taxes even though cannot vote. Let us discuss.
How they are taxed: While resident and nonresident
noncitizen individuals may not get deductions, they are in fact taxed on all
revenue garnered in the United States. So as long as you make money
inside the United States, regardless if you are a citizen or not, you will be
taxed. Now the question is, does this make sense?
Why they should not be taxed on
income/assets: My
logic is as follows, they are not citizens, and thus not able to vote for
representation which would affect them financially. So the fact that they
cannot vote for a representative means they are being taxed without
representation (which was one of the original reasons that the 13 colonies
separated from England and became the United States). While I do acknowledge
sales taxes should be maintained regardless of citizenship, the fact is, these
people are being forced to pay taxes to a country they have no allegiance to.
And thus I see it as unfair as it is to tax any individual who does not
have the right to vote.
Conclusion: Some may think this unfair that
non-citizens will not pay taxes while citizens do and vice versa.
However, our income tax code is fundamentally flawed and taxing people
directly (if the 16th Amendment did not exist) should be illegal.
Personally, I feel that no noncitizen, or anyone unable to vote should be
taxed via their income or assets in the United States whatsoever. It
would be better to just maintain a sales tax so that you get to decide how much
money you want to give to the government every time you buy something. I
believe in fairness, and this to me in my opinion is not fair.
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