I can hire an illegal immigrant to clean my house? (1 Viewer)

[omahawildcat25]

As long as I don't own a cleaning business, I can hire an illegal to clean my home right?

 

[dozer]

Yes.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who else would you hire?

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Painting? Asking for a friend.

 

[dozer]

You can also hire a wino to decorate your home.

 

[jon_mx]

Not if you want to become a Supreme Court Justice.

 

[Jayrod]

IIRC it's all good under like $500/yr. Only if you're running for Congress does it matter if you pay more than that... if you end up paying so much you have to pay into their Soc Security.

$600 is the minimum reporting amount on contractors.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Make sure you write this off on your tax return.

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

Illegals are the best to hire for one time jobs because you can stiff them on pay and threaten to call ICE if they do anything about it.

 

[Cjw_55106]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

 

[omahawildcat25]

IIRC it's all good under like $500/yr. Only if you're running for Congress does it matter if you pay more than that... if you end up paying so much you have to pay into their Soc Security.

$600 is the minimum reporting amount on contractors.

She will get more than $600 for the year. Can't she pay her own soc. security taxes when she files?

 

[McGarnicle]

I've used them for landscaping projects. They're cheap but work ethic is hit or miss. Overall it's usually a good value and odds are low that you'll get in trouble.

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

i don't fish on this issue- (or any serious issue for that matter.) Hiring undocumented aliens is good for them, good for the employer, good for the USA and a boon to the economy.

 

[TheWalkmen]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

 

[omahawildcat25]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

What is breaking the law?

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

in this case? Absolutely.

 

[omahawildcat25]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

in this case? Absolutely.

in what case?

 

[McGarnicle]

Just don't let them use your bathroom. Mine crap outside and wipe with leaves or an old shirt.

 

[TheWalkmen]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

in this case? Absolutely.

So the government loses out on tax dollars here, other tax payers pick up the slack, and this is a good deed?

ETA: let me guess, you're probably against US corporations that legally use smart tax planning too right?

 

[omahawildcat25]

I'm confused. Is it legal or illegal for me to hire an illegal?

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

Breaking the law is a good deed?

in this case? Absolutely.

So the government loses out on tax dollars here, other tax payers pick up the slack, and this is a good deed?

ETA: let me guess, you're probably against US corporations that legally use smart tax planning too right?

1. Yes. Actually we recoup the lost money in consumer spending power. And the illegals make better use of their money earned than the tax man does. 2. Hardly. For simplicity sake I would remove most of these loopholes but slash the corporate tax rate.

You seem to assume my defense of illegals is a liberal one. That's a small element- the larger one is capitalism.

 

[timschochet]

Only mine to my wife and daughters.

 

[ROCKET]

Here's to hoping it's the cleaning lady from the mayhem commercials that trips on your lose rug and falls down the stairs. Injury attorneys love to exploit illegals, GL.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I've hired many illegals for sechs. Good value and no need to report to the authorities.

 

[jon_mx]

Is it a good deed to hire women who have been trafficked here for sex? Is that legal if you keep it under $600? TIA

 

[SacramentoBob]

What do you mean by "hire"? I just have them rounded up and shipped to me. They get food and lodging out of the deal.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

No kidding, exploiting the poor and desperate. Awesome good deed.

 

[McGarnicle]

Is it a good deed to hire women who have been trafficked here for sex? Is that legal if you keep it under $600? TIA

I always make sure they're really into me, so I don't feel bad afterwards.

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

No kidding, exploiting the poor and desperate. Awesome good deed.

Sorry but I'm not a liberal. I believe that the marketplace should establish wages and not the government. If you pay someone an amount they're willing to work for, that's not exploitation, that's capitalism. One of the many reasons I like illegal immigration is that it undercuts minimum wage and brings us closer to a free marketplace. This is why all classic libertarian minded economists, like Milton Freidman and Ludwig Von Mises, supported open borders.

 

[StrikeS2k]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

No kidding, exploiting the poor and desperate. Awesome good deed.

Sorry but I'm not a liberal. I believe that the marketplace should establish wages and not the government. If you pay someone an amount they're willing to work for, that's not exploitation, that's capitalism.One of the many reasons I like illegal immigration is that it undercuts minimum wage and brings us closer to a free marketplace. This is why all classic libertarian minded economists, like Milton Freidman and Ludwig Von Mises, supported open borders.

So you're in favor of abolishing min. wage laws? What about overtime laws? Shouldn't the free market decide how many hours a week a person should work, and at what wage?

 

[timschochet]

You're getting work done for cheap PLUS you're doing a good deed.

No kidding, exploiting the poor and desperate. Awesome good deed.

Sorry but I'm not a liberal. I believe that the marketplace should establish wages and not the government. If you pay someone an amount they're willing to work for, that's not exploitation, that's capitalism.One of the many reasons I like illegal immigration is that it undercuts minimum wage and brings us closer to a free marketplace. This is why all classic libertarian minded economists, like Milton Freidman and Ludwig Von Mises, supported open borders.

So you're in favor of abolishing min. wage laws? What about overtime laws? Shouldn't the free market decide how many hours a week a person should work, and at what wage?

Sure.

 

[timschochet]

But, Strike, it doesn't really matter whether I'm in favor of eliminating minimum wage or not. Minimum wage is here to stay. So is illegal immigration. Both are fixtures in our economy.