Does a convicted felon still have to pay taxes?

Answer 1

You would think that since a felon can't vote then the fortunate few who somehow were able to gain employment shouldn't have to pay taxes. But that would make sense and who wants anything to do with making sense in this country?

Answer 2

If they have taxable income (income from a job, interest income, self employment income etc) of course they would. A criminal conviction might cause you to lose certain rights but paying taxes is not one of them. A felon is still benefiting from the programs that tax money goes to. In fact, in most cases a felon is costing or has costed the community much more tax money than they are injecting themseves into the system.