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Fatal flaw with taxation--doesn't take cost of living into account

No reason chill 160k bros in MFH should get dinged when thei...
Curious Legal Warrant
  11/14/15
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vigorous incel
  11/14/15
This is why you can deduct local income tax or local sales t...
fighting stead
  11/14/15
Right but taxes aren't the only thing; COL isn't taken into ...
Curious Legal Warrant
  11/14/15
NYC companies pay the same base salary as offices in other c...
appetizing green dilemma coldplay fan
  11/14/15
Really all I want for my base salary is to be able to spend ...
Curious Legal Warrant
  11/14/15
When the graduated income tax was being instituted, one of t...
crawly location reading party
  11/14/15
isn't that kind of your own fault for intentionally choosing...
Razzle newt abode
  11/14/15
(Guy who DOES NOT appreciate the OPERA)
Curious Legal Warrant
  11/14/15
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fighting stead
  11/14/15
all the good jobs are in NYC or Silicon Valley
Indigo half-breed
  11/14/15
How good are they if you have to fork over a huge portion of...
crawly location reading party
  11/14/15
still pretty good
Indigo half-breed
  11/14/15
yeah NYC and SF have a virtual duopoly on the jobs that grad...
appetizing green dilemma coldplay fan
  11/14/15
Is this a joke? Living in one of the most expensive cities i...
underhanded hell
  11/14/15
cost of living is offset by BENEFITS of living, such as acce...
internet-worthy rehab
  11/14/15
True Actually some have claimed that the ability to go to...
Curious Legal Warrant
  11/14/15
hasn't taken years of inflation into account either
Embarrassed to the bone mediation
  11/14/15
Which is nuts, because salaries are pretty much the same eve...
sick spot
  11/14/15
fucktarded cumskins, ONLY ABSOLUTE INCOMES MATTER DURR DURR
nyuug
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nyuug
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nyuug
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nyuug
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James C. Scott wrote a whole book about this. He said it was...
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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:39 PM
Author: Curious Legal Warrant

No reason chill 160k bros in MFH should get dinged when their takehome is much lower than chill AND fratty 160k bros in Nebraska

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185146)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:41 PM
Author: vigorous incel



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185157)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:43 PM
Author: fighting stead

This is why you can deduct local income tax or local sales tax. It is meant to equalize bros living in high tax lib states from those who live in Omaha or Bismarck where taxes are 3%. GOP plans to end this deduction will punish the foolish libs in blue states who have lived off of taxpayer largesse and built unsustainable handout states.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185169)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:45 PM
Author: Curious Legal Warrant

Right but taxes aren't the only thing; COL isn't taken into account

On the other hand, there's no reason that high prices in MFH should be subsidized by the Treasury



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185189)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:43 PM
Author: appetizing green dilemma coldplay fan

NYC companies pay the same base salary as offices in other cities. ridiculous.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185167)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:43 PM
Author: Curious Legal Warrant

Really all I want for my base salary is to be able to spend large amounts of money on limited edition horror comic book anthologies

I don't demand yachts or anything like that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185176)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:45 PM
Author: crawly location reading party

When the graduated income tax was being instituted, one of the arguments was that it would hit overpaid Yankees in places like NY especially hard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185192)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:45 PM
Author: Razzle newt abode

isn't that kind of your own fault for intentionally choosing to live in NYC of all places? i mean, 97.35% of all americans live elsewhere. you could, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185194)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:46 PM
Author: Curious Legal Warrant

(Guy who DOES NOT appreciate the OPERA)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185199)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:46 PM
Author: fighting stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185206)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:49 PM
Author: Indigo half-breed

all the good jobs are in NYC or Silicon Valley

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185232)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:50 PM
Author: crawly location reading party

How good are they if you have to fork over a huge portion of your salary for the privilege of working them?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185248)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:52 PM
Author: Indigo half-breed

still pretty good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185270)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:56 PM
Author: appetizing green dilemma coldplay fan

yeah NYC and SF have a virtual duopoly on the jobs that graduates of top schools want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185298)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:47 PM
Author: underhanded hell

Is this a joke? Living in one of the most expensive cities in the nation is a luxury.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185211)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:47 PM
Author: internet-worthy rehab

cost of living is offset by BENEFITS of living, such as access to the opera

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185213)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:48 PM
Author: Curious Legal Warrant

True

Actually some have claimed that the ability to go to the opera is a benefit that should be calculated in income, like through a Black-Scholes model

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185223)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:54 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone mediation

hasn't taken years of inflation into account either

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185285)



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Date: November 14th, 2015 9:56 PM
Author: sick spot

Which is nuts, because salaries are pretty much the same everywhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#29185300)



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Date: November 11th, 2025 8:45 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)

fucktarded cumskins, ONLY ABSOLUTE INCOMES MATTER DURR DURR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#49421857)



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Date: November 11th, 2025 8:53 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#49421874)



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Date: November 11th, 2025 11:41 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#49422272)



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Date: November 13th, 2025 9:25 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#49428785)



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Date: November 11th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK


James C. Scott wrote a whole book about this. He said it was the main reason people end up rebelling against governments, even if the rebellions fail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moral_Economy_of_the_Peasant

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3045434&forum_id=2/en-en/#49421885)