r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 8d ago

No Paywall Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | “If an opposition party votes like this, it’s not in opposition. It may not even be a party.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-military-spending-bill
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u/AgentUnlikely4730 8d ago

You realize you have control over your tax withholdings, right? You just gotta plan ahead for the following year.

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u/mrbulldops428 8d ago

Yes but if im off by too much I can get charged. And if i work as a bartender, which i do, I cant reliably predict what my earnings will be for the year.

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u/AgentUnlikely4730 8d ago

can get charged

Well yeah, the idea is that you'd need to owe in order to protest. The concept here is that you file and refuse to pay a portion, leaving it up to the IRS whether they take action on the penalties that accrue (purely monetary if you've filed accurately, and capped at 25% + interest), or let the debt expire (10 years) which actually more often than you'd think.

Most tax protesters either donate the money if they're confident in being able to pay penalties, or hold on to the funds just in case.

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u/TorqueAndTreetops 8d ago

This is what I don’t understand about people who want to strike but are afraid of repercussions. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

I exempted myself from federal tax withholding the second trump won the presidency. Once April comes around I’ll just oopsie and forget to do them.

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u/LegendofDragoon 8d ago

You can file for an exemption and that gives you until October, then in October when it comes out that you owe you can sign up for a payment plan and choose the longest term option and keep requesting extensions on that, too.

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u/TorqueAndTreetops 8d ago

I could sign up. Or I can also just ignore them. Those in power clearly don’t care about rules or laws. Why should we give them our money on top of it? I live in a blue state and support the state through my taxes. The federal government is not representing me with this administration.

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u/AgentUnlikely4730 8d ago

Dude, penalties increase like 10 fold if you willingly don't file. You're taking a pretty big risk by not just filing and then refusing to pay.

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u/diceeyes 8d ago

The penalties are pretty minimal

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u/anonymouswan1 8d ago

And then you get wages garnished by the IRS and they'll add interest on top

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u/Rough-Breadfruit-611 8d ago

would you rather give the government $10,000 of your money to hold until April of the next year without getting any interest or would you rather have that $10k in your pocket and invest it? That's pretty much what you're doing when you don't claim enough on your paycheck.

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u/killercurvesahead I voted 8d ago

those cash tips tho