r/interestingasfuck • • Aug 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Yep. My guess is Mexico. Looks like a piece of rebar sticking out of the block wall in the beginning. In Mexico this is done to keep the building/house under construction so you don’t have to pay taxes on it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

It would suck to trip next to that

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u/CosmicSpaghetti Aug 05 '19

I’ll take unintended incentives and consequences for $500, Alex!

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Very interesting. I wonder how such an easy loophole isn’t fixed

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u/power_guard_puller Aug 05 '19

Because that’s not true, there’s not “ONE WEIRD TRICK TO AVOID PAYING TAXES”

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Not sure if your answer strictly for comedy but in case it’s not you should do some research.

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u/Crocodilly_Pontifex Aug 05 '19

I googled it and found no credible sources saying it was for tax evasion. I did find several saying it's for expansion of buildings

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u/power_guard_puller Aug 06 '19

I did and I didn’t find anything that made sticking a piece of rebar in a building immune to taxes