"How can we get more clicks/eyeballs?"
"We need to work AI into the topic somehow!"
"We need to work AI into the topic somehow!"
11:06a, 4/25/24
In reply to dBoy99
One time this lady had gotten four or five money orders and was $40 or $60 short on the next one. She said I will be right back, went outside to her car, and came back in with more cash to complete the purchase.
In the past several years, I have not seen this a single time. So I am not sure how they do it now, perhaps via transfer. Just a lot of them getting passports for the entire family.
Not sure what all has changed, but your post reminded me of something. Some years ago, when I went to the post office (nearly daily for my business) there would be some days when several hispanics would be getting money orders and an envelope to send them back to Mexico as best I could tell. I think there was a $500 limit, or $700 limit, on each money order, and generally they got at least two. Of course, with three or four people in front of you doing this, it slowed down the process at the window. All used cash.dBoy99 said:
Why doesn't the IRS use AI to go after and start taxing all the remittances to Mexico?
One time this lady had gotten four or five money orders and was $40 or $60 short on the next one. She said I will be right back, went outside to her car, and came back in with more cash to complete the purchase.
In the past several years, I have not seen this a single time. So I am not sure how they do it now, perhaps via transfer. Just a lot of them getting passports for the entire family.
11:26a, 4/25/24
In reply to one safe place
Electronic transfers are happening in the billions. Also, large amounts of cash get moved because the cartels are making more many than they can electronically transfer.one safe place said:Not sure what all has changed, but your post reminded me of something. Some years ago, when I went to the post office (nearly daily for my business) there would be some days when several hispanics would be getting money orders and an envelope to send them back to Mexico as best I could tell. I think there was a $500 limit, or $700 limit, on each money order, and generally they got at least two. Of course, with three or four people in front of you doing this, it slowed down the process at the window. All used cash.dBoy99 said:
Why doesn't the IRS use AI to go after and start taxing all the remittances to Mexico?
One time this lady had gotten four or five money orders and was $40 or $60 short on the next one. She said I will be right back, went outside to her car, and came back in with more cash to complete the purchase.
In the past several years, I have not seen this a single time. So I am not sure how they do it now, perhaps via transfer. Just a lot of them getting passports for the entire family.
11:29a, 4/25/24
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11:33a, 4/25/24
In reply to dBoy99
They were going to hire 87,000 new IRS employees, over 10 years, to replace retiring employees, and to grow some. Law Enforcement is only a small percentage of those employees.
Their agents must have an accounting / finance background so it's a pretty limited pool. Degree, pass a background check, want to work for (starting) low pay and work in Law Enforcement for an agency that is pretty well hated by most Americans, makes that pool smaller.
Fake news, they were never going to hire 87,000 new IRS agents.dBoy99 said:
Then why did they need to hire 87,000 new IRS agents?
They were going to hire 87,000 new IRS employees, over 10 years, to replace retiring employees, and to grow some. Law Enforcement is only a small percentage of those employees.
Their agents must have an accounting / finance background so it's a pretty limited pool. Degree, pass a background check, want to work for (starting) low pay and work in Law Enforcement for an agency that is pretty well hated by most Americans, makes that pool smaller.
12:49p, 4/25/24
In reply to InfantryAg
Yeah, electronic transfers were available back when they were getting postal money orders, but that would have required putting the cash they receive, and don't report, in a bank account. I would think many of them would still not want to deposit the cash income and still use money orders.InfantryAg said:Electronic transfers are happening in the billions. Also, large amounts of cash get moved because the cartels are making more many than they can electronically transfer.one safe place said:Not sure what all has changed, but your post reminded me of something. Some years ago, when I went to the post office (nearly daily for my business) there would be some days when several hispanics would be getting money orders and an envelope to send them back to Mexico as best I could tell. I think there was a $500 limit, or $700 limit, on each money order, and generally they got at least two. Of course, with three or four people in front of you doing this, it slowed down the process at the window. All used cash.dBoy99 said:
Why doesn't the IRS use AI to go after and start taxing all the remittances to Mexico?
One time this lady had gotten four or five money orders and was $40 or $60 short on the next one. She said I will be right back, went outside to her car, and came back in with more cash to complete the purchase.
In the past several years, I have not seen this a single time. So I am not sure how they do it now, perhaps via transfer. Just a lot of them getting passports for the entire family.
1:07p, 4/25/24
In reply to dude95
Yep, the IRS (and the rest) are just using modern tech to scale up the enforcement of rights we gave away to them eons ago.
1:09p, 4/25/24
In reply to one safe place
Lots of other ways currently to move $, none requiring bank accts.
Money orders are outdated, but still used on a lesser scale. Wire transfers don't require a bank acct. Under $10k they don't draw much attention, by themselves.one safe place said:Yeah, electronic transfers were available back when they were getting postal money orders, but that would have required putting the cash they receive, and don't report, in a bank account. I would think many of them would still not want to deposit the cash income and still use money orders.InfantryAg said:Electronic transfers are happening in the billions. Also, large amounts of cash get moved because the cartels are making more many than they can electronically transfer.one safe place said:Not sure what all has changed, but your post reminded me of something. Some years ago, when I went to the post office (nearly daily for my business) there would be some days when several hispanics would be getting money orders and an envelope to send them back to Mexico as best I could tell. I think there was a $500 limit, or $700 limit, on each money order, and generally they got at least two. Of course, with three or four people in front of you doing this, it slowed down the process at the window. All used cash.dBoy99 said:
Why doesn't the IRS use AI to go after and start taxing all the remittances to Mexico?
One time this lady had gotten four or five money orders and was $40 or $60 short on the next one. She said I will be right back, went outside to her car, and came back in with more cash to complete the purchase.
In the past several years, I have not seen this a single time. So I am not sure how they do it now, perhaps via transfer. Just a lot of them getting passports for the entire family.
Lots of other ways currently to move $, none requiring bank accts.
1:33p, 4/25/24
In reply to BigRobSA
Yep, this is nothing new, it's just the SOS different day.
BigRobSA said:
They have had access for decades. AI just makes it that much easier.
Yep, this is nothing new, it's just the SOS different day.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
1:36p, 4/25/24
In reply to rocky the dog
Yet, unfortunately, you still have to get your cash from somewhere, and unless you're truly living off the grid (which being online in any capacity means you aren't) then they will eventually get what they want from you.
rocky the dog said:
Yet, unfortunately, you still have to get your cash from somewhere, and unless you're truly living off the grid (which being online in any capacity means you aren't) then they will eventually get what they want from you.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
1:43p, 4/25/24
In reply to InfantryAg
Regardless, don't hire the agents. Defund the IRS and shut it down.
1:54p, 4/25/24
In reply to dBoy99
Enforcement. New stormtroopers for Biden's socialist police state.
dBoy99 said:
Then why did they need to hire 87,000 new IRS agents?
Enforcement. New stormtroopers for Biden's socialist police state.
4:48p, 4/25/24
In reply to e=mc2
Stop spreading fake news. The left needs to lie to stay in power, that's all they have. Why use the same tactics if you are on the right side?e=mc2 said:dBoy99 said:
Then why did they need to hire 87,000 new IRS agents?
Enforcement. New stormtroopers for Biden's socialist police state.
4:51p, 4/25/24
In reply to dBoy99
But they're not going away. Our efforts should focus on getting rid of personal income taxes. They're also probably not going away, but would be a prerequisite for the IRS to go away.dBoy99 said:
Regardless, don't hire the agents. Defund the IRS and shut it down.