Why didn't he just pay his taxes?

>>2769559
It was theft

>>2769569
You still need to pay taxes on shit you steal, for serious.

>>2769898
he means taxation is theft

>>2769559

It's hard to properly report your income when it comes from illegal sources.

Being a thug doesn't necessarily mean you are smart. Capone got lottery winner lucky several times starting out when some of the 'bigger fish' crime lords died. Some would even go as far as to argue that he fell into power.

>>2769559
"well gee Al, I wonder where you got all of that money? Surely, you weren't participating in illegal activities?"
Also some of his relatives and close allies were to blame for the IRS shenanigans due to their own financial recklessness, which it times far outweighed Capone's.

>>2769559
some men are just strong enough to try to refuse the rules created by other men who are equal to them

Crime don't pay.

>>2769559
His IQ was 97 and deminishing or something like that. Though I doubt you could connect the two but ovviously he was a busy guy and clearly thought himself above the law for much of his career as a gangster.

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>>2771077
>97
Well he's smarter then me at least.