> (in fact, just today a contractor offered me no tax if I paid him cash...)
Which means he's probably not paying tax on that himself. Which is tax evasion, pure and simple. Which is illegal for good reasons.
Which means he's probably not paying tax on that himself. Which is tax evasion, pure and simple. Which is illegal for good reasons.
You can disagree with the tax system in the US, but that doesn't make tax evasion legal.