Why the hell should investments be taxed one cent?

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

An individual does NOT control the information the IRS has concerning the sales of stock in publicly traded companies. The brokerage firm that holds your shares files IRS documents each time shares are traded.

True.

What I said was YOU control the information the IRS gets.....just you.

Think of the 1040.......top to bottom.

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by Votre_Chef

lol

Read the Constitution (the thing that gives the government power to do exactly what you're griping about) and get back to me.

YOU read Article 1, Section 8 on the enumerated powers of what government is allowed to SPEND our tax dollars on and get back to me.

Taxation has gotten way out of control due to illegal, unconstitutional spending.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

No, I don't.

I'm smarter than the bureaucracy, by far.

I have no need of it, nor does anyone else.

You may want to change the timestamp to October 23rd, 1929.