Letters to the Editor
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Contradictions
Ironclad first says: “I don't think the current "hysteria" over immigrants is racist or anything of the sort - the simple motivation is economic. The tax base of many cities, states and municipalities is being pushed to the wall by the influx of people that are not paying taxes to support the schools and social services that they use. That is not racist - it is simple survival where you see your local taxes raised over and over.”
Your point is not racist, but you contradict yourself:
“Why is it when an employer is presented with a falsified social security number by a perspective employee, it is not immediately flagged as invalid? They have to enter a number so the employee/employer can pay taxes.”
So employers pay taxes…which is basically a large deduction from their paycheck. They don’t receive Social Security services or medical care. True, if they go to a hospital it is a drain…but that’s the same for anyone who is not insured. They rent apartments, and tax gets taken out of that fee. They buy things in stores, and they pay (in California anyway) a rather large sales tax. In what way do they not pay taxes?