Why do Conspiracy Theorists Ignore Real Conspiracies?

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3 years ago

In the age of Covid and Trump there are conspiracy theories everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I know they have been around for a long time, but it seems like they are especially common right now. What I can't stand is when people buy into crazy conspiracy theories and seem to miss the ones happening openly right in front of us.

The Panama Papers revealed that there is an organized group of the ultra-rich throughout the world who work together to move their assets to certain bank accounts to avoid paying taxes. Taxes that would allow their home countries to better fund schools, roads, social programs, etc. We also know that the rich bias tax codes to the point where many of them barely have to pay anything, even in their home countries! They do this by donating huge amounts to political campaigns.

Look at how Trump only paid $750 in taxes over the past few years, despite at least claiming to be incredibly rich. However, it is true that he did not break the law to do that. The law is just so corrupt that he, and other rich people, can get away with paying a fraction of what the average teacher or nurse pays.

At least the Epstein pedo-island is getting attention, but I still can't help but wonder why there has been no accountability for those who went there. Actually, I don't wonder at all. They run the system, so of course the system doesn't really punish them.

Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia, the anti-corruption activist and reporter who revealed the Panama Papers story, was killed by a car bomb shortly after revealing these documents. Again, like with Epstein's murder, it was obvious what happened. And yet, nobody will be held accountable who was really behind it. It is all a mess, and it's all out in the open.

What I really can't stand though are the people who believe all kinds of random conspiracy theories with no evidence behind them, and yet ignore the very real conspiracies that are totally out in the open. When the laws are written by the rich and powerful, there is simply no need for them to be subtle or hide their actions. Here is Galizia's car:

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If we exam the rich in this world we will discover not paying taxes is common and not only if it comes to kings, queens, presidents but many multinationals as well (besides of their debts).

As long as the attention of the dumb nations can be focussed on something else (covid19 for example) no one cares about the rest of the dirty tricks that are going on. Rapes, changing the law, killing the elderly, letting more abusive emigrants in, higher costs for health insurance, etc. It's how it works and if you ask me it works like that in the USA since the first emigrants set foot on the shore.

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3 years ago

Let me preface this comment by saying that I consider myself centrist and perhaps individualist, and don't believe that I consistently lean much toward the traditional US "left" or "right". Further, I like reading your articles and consider you to be educated and free-thinking. Given this, I'm a bit surprised by your comments on Trump taxes. I think taxes are a thing that most US citizens simply don't understand, and I think politicians take extreme advantage of this in their politicking. In spite of what politicians would have you believe, there is no legal "cheating" of the tax system. When you lose money, it counts against the money you earn. While individual losses don't count against individual income (presumably because the average person can't do the accounting necessary to prove these losses and the temptation to cheat a bit with no audit-able records would be too much), individual investment gains and losses are treated in a very similar manner (the only difference being that the amount of investment losses that can be counted toward regular income is limited further than the actual amount of income, but even then, the losses beyond the limit offset future years vs being discarded). Further, any individual can start a business. If you spent $50,000 on whatever you need to start a business, but didn't take any income until the next calendar year, wouldn't you still want to deduct that $50,000 the next calendar year assuming you made over $50,000? If you only made $25,000, then wouldn't you want to deduct the remaining $25,000 the year after that? Same concept, larger scale. On the other side of the same coin, even though individuals can't deduct losses from their income, they don't have to take income when they sell something for less than they bought it for. IMO, suggesting Trump should have paid taxes even though he had prior losses would be no different than suggesting that everyone should pay income tax on things like vehicle trade-in. Do you think someone who buys a car for $30,000 and then trades it in for $15,000 a year or two later should be paying income tax on that $15,000? These are just simple examples, there are also plenty of other ways that our tax system actually provides an "unfair" advantage to lower-to-middle class individuals. Then there's the suggestion that income tax was avoided by paying consultant fees to his daughter. In such a scenario, even though Trump wouldn't have to pay taxes on those consultant fees, his daughter still would, so the tax burden would be transferred, not avoided. Considering all of that, IF the "leaked" tax return information is even legitimate, it only implies that Trump has had massive losses in the past that are still countering his current gains.

All of that having been said, take a look at Trump's historic reactions to each and every leak of each and every kind. Doesn't it seem odd that he's not throwing a bridezilla level fit about his tax records being leaked? I believe he has claimed they aren't real, which could be a true explanation, but if they are real, that missing behavior seems like an odd thing to overlook in an article about ignoring real conspiracies.

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3 years ago

So I've looked into this some. It looks like he has vaguely denied the results as "fake news". There have definitely been conspiracies in the white house to leak information about him, which isn't too surprising to me given that some people get offended by his way of acting. What I would say though is that, if it is inaccurate, he would probably show more of his real returns. That would totally own the NYT and all the other outlets reporting on this, so why not do it? All other recent presidents have released their returns, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. He's also said he'd show his returns multiple times, but just...hasn't. This leads me to think there is something to it.

I think we may just disagree on the fairness or efficacy of the tax system. I'd especially keep pointing out the amount of power the rich have to write their own laws when it comes to how their taxes. The influence of money in politics is a major issue in my opinion, although that includes dark money, corporate donations, and other issues.

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The influence of money in politics is a major issue in my opinion, although that includes dark money, corporate donations, and other issues.

It definitely is, and for instance, I'm sure we're in complete agreement that the Citizens United supreme court decision was a disaster.

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