Why do some people refer to the IRS as Uncle Sam?
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Uncle Sam is a fictional character made a long time ago to help get support for the military and the draft. Since the IRS collects money for governmental things (i.e. the Military) people often refer to it as "Uncle Sam".\nSee! Ya learn something new everyday!
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h is for hemmoroids but as i read your talking about taxes.the irs has its own way of sticking it to us. i get social security disability and 85% of that is taxable.however i know a few that dont pay taxes on that type of money.ironic isnt it?a-g was taxable so the irs deleted those letters of the alphabet.
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DFL must = Satan or IRS... pretty much the same thing in my book :)
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The statue of liberty,she has held a light of hope for millions of people from around the world and a promise of a better life that came true for many.\nUncle sam wants YOU,for your money,your service to him and those in power and a promise you might get killed in war.\nNO uncle SAM is now uncle GEORGE and he doesn't hold out a light of hope,he holds out a hand for your money and health.\nI knew an uncle George once he lived with a friends mother and was at first very nice to her children until he became to,to nice with them,he broke their trust like another george is doing now to the people he's suppose to care about,haa!
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The IRS uses a single private collection agency to assist the IRS in collecting IRS tax debts.  This is the only instance where the IRS will assist an independant collection agency.  In this instance, the IRS requests the agency to collect from a taxpayer and provides certain personal information including social security numbers and known workplaces.  The agency does not go to the IRS to request the taxpayer information.\n\nWhile the IRS will not share personal information with any other independant collection agency, it will share with certain information with other State and local tax autorities, law enforcement authorities, homeland security, and court authorities.
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Because the idiots who listen to them are uneducated and illiterate and think that if they are on welfare and living off our taxes they shouldn't have to pay taxes.  I got a tax cut comparable to my income just like you did and just like EVERYONE did.
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Uncle Sam was just a personification of the country as a whole during the first world war and ever since. He put a human face on the nation, which gave recruits something tangible to fight for. GI Joe is a combination of the term "GI" which stands for government issue, which basically describes everything about a soldier, and Joe, which is just a term for an average person.
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I have heard it said that it is better to owe money to God than to the IRS.  You can't get out of debt with the IRS.  You just have to pay off what you owe.  Bankruptcy cannot be decalred against them either.
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Well, lets see.....   Money wagered at bookies is a little difficult for Uncle Sam to tax.  \n30 years ago, "running" numbers was rampant, but, illegal.  It was illegal because Uncle Sam couldn't get his cut.\nThen Lotteries, Bingo Cards, Pickle Cards, and Powerball came along, and all of a sudden that nasty, evil, corrupt method of separating people from their money became quite acceptable to Uncle Sam, and of course, the tax dollars gleaned from it by the government may have played a "small" role in helping it gain public acceptance.  \nPlease remember:  It's all about money, money, money.  Legal or illegal, its always about money.  I always wondered, if "money is the root of all evil.  Then why are churches always begging for it?".
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IRS?  They will get you.
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You have to call the IRS office.
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well, I think this goes to two different things...\nA. multiple people may use one SS# \nB. the businesses may not be operating legally and paying taxes
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The IRS has a hot-line for things like that.  It's toll-free and completely anonymous.
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It's a fictitious drawing that is just named "Uncle Sam".
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Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States dating from the War of 1812. The term "Uncle Sam" can also be used as a synonym for the United States of America, especially the United States government. \n\nHistorians aren't completely certain how the character "Uncle Sam" was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.\n\nWilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York.\n\nDuring the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials "U.S." Supposedly, someone who saw the "U.S." stamp suggested -- perhaps as a joke -- that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam" Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.\n\nSamuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.\n\nUncle Sam's traditional appearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is an invention of artists and political cartoonists; Samuel Wilson did not look like the modern image of Uncle Sam. For example, Wilson was clean-shaven, while Uncle Sam is usually portrayed with a goatee.\n\nThomas Nast, a prominent 19th-century political cartoonist, produced many of the earliest cartoons of Uncle Sam. However, historians and collectors take note: Many of Nast's cartoons may appear to depict Uncle Sam, while in fact they depict Yankee Doodle or "Brother Jonathan." It is easy to mistake a Brother Jonathan cartoon for one of Uncle Sam, since both figures wear star-spangled suits of red, white and blue. As a rule, Brother Jonathan was drawn with a feather in his cap, while Uncle Sam was not; and Uncle Sam is nearly always drawn with a beard, while Brother Jonathan was clean-shaven.\n\nSome have suggested that Dan Rice, a 19th-century clown, inspired Thomas Nast's Uncle Sam cartoons. Rice's clown costume consisted of a hat and star-spangled suit, much like the costome worn by Uncle Sam. However, Rice was born in 1823, and did not begin clowning until 1844; and Uncle Sam cartoons appeared as early as 1838. Therefore, it seems unlikely that Rice was, in fact, the inspiration for Nast's cartoons.\n\nThe single most famous portrait of Uncle Sam is the "I WANT YOU" Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917.\n\nMany early examples of Uncle Sam cartoons can be found in The Foremost Guide to Uncle Sam Collectibles, by Gerald E. Czulewicz (Collector Books, 1995).
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That's called income. And Uncle Sam always wants your income, so it is taxed. That is just the reality of life.\n\nWhen you are self employed and a sole proprietorship, you fill out Schedule C. In Schedule C, you will list your income and you will list your expenses. You will then deduct your allowed deductions such as advertising, web hosting, domain name renewal and other expenses.
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AH HA!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! thats the big fubar isnt it? ever read 'Creature from Jekyll Island'?\nhttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5rf5FTpEf24Bi7dXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2cDBvcmhqBGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMwRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANGNzMyXzg5/SIG=11ulpqn00/EXP=1144743801/**http%3a//www.wealth4freedom.com/creature.htm\nthey cant, its illegal. the irs is also illegal. im glad you know this tell everyone you can. its common practice to bow down to government & whatever it says. is this what the founders would do? thank you thank you thank you