this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How are they paying though? That requires some kind of identification.

[–] lanolinoil 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Their employers pay taxes on their wages through their fake ss numbers. They pay sales tax when they buy things from the store

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps not income taxes, but maybe taxes on goods and services, property taxes, etc? Can't say for certain though.