The Eighth Amendment & Excessive Fines

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A half-million dollar fine for a tax paperwork oversight

Tuncay Saydam owed $29,000 in back taxes, so the Internal Revenue Service issued him a $544,000 fine.

reason.com

 

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San Francisco Retiree Fights Against the IRS’s Excessive Fine that Will Drain His Life Savings - Institute for Justice

SAN FRANCISCO—The IRS wants to take most of the life savings of Tuncay Saydam, an 88-year-old retired professor. More than $400,000. Not because Tuncay did […]

ij.org

 

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Koyaanisqatsi indeed.