How Come the People are Always Viewed as Saints?

[Raptor With a Saber]

I dont cheat/lie in general... guess i am a saint

[Deleted]

You know that we humans aren't perfect right? Whatever rich or poor, most people are fucking assholes me included.

Often sentences like that are just an excuse. "Everyone is behaving bad, so i will behave bad!".

[Lenonis]

the common person cheats and lies his/her ass off as well come tax season, either because they want to owe uncle Sam less at the end of the year or they want a bigger refund.

You are going to have to back up an assertion that most (all?) people knowingly commit tax fraud.

[Azadina]

But... I... don't?

Honestly, he seems like the following: "I'm normal, therefore when I cheat on my taxes, it means everyone else cheats too!"

What he'll never question is, if he's indeed the norm, or the exception.

[Cuppy]

OP, the differences between the common and the wealthy are way beyond comparison.
Someone who makes 500k a year has very different problems than someone who makes 50k.
Beyond comparison. Why? Just think. SURE they both do have their own problems and they both have stress/doubt/whatever problems tend to bring, but the problems themselves are just way. WAY. WAAAAAY too different to even talk about.

But I believe the point this whole discussion is trying to have is to ponder which is morally/ethically more realistic problem;
New stockholders megaprofitmeeting-X OR stockpilemarketshenaningan up to 25%
Or
New pair of shoes or food for the rest of the month

In the end, everyone is just trying to make a life out of this mess. I'd wish people stop blaming the wealthy, they too just try make a living, and while they do not know what kind of a problem is hunger, problem how to hide your income before you lose HALF of it as taxes can really feel the same as hunger(mentally).

[willtron]

Because they get away with it and we can't.

If I could get away with tax evasion you bet I would never pay a penny again for the rest of my life.

Plus, no one is the villain in their own story. We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions. All that stuff.