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Why do proles think "half goes to taxes"

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Blue base
  11/15/25
Self-employed and some other types of workers do actually ha...
Shivering toaster sweet tailpipe
  11/15/25
good point on the self-employment tax. SS taxes were lower u...
Blue base
  11/15/25
many people saying this pay negative taxes via subsidies and...
motley temple
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Blue base
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infuriating bossy indian lodge
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cordovan harsh prole reading party
  11/15/25
And it gets worse when you get in a higher tax bracket
wine supple haunted graveyard
  11/15/25
Raymond makes like 35000k and complains about this constantl...
Aqua bearded gay wizard trailer park
  11/15/25
I can only take him in small af doses. He was on track to ma...
Blue base
  11/15/25
Wasn’t he straight up Fired though? Most companies wil...
Aqua bearded gay wizard trailer park
  11/15/25
Idk OYT, I thought nobody checked references anymore other t...
Blue base
  11/15/25
https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5797980&mc=...
Blue base
  11/15/25
Between federal income tax, state income tax, fica taxes, pr...
saffron balding kitty dilemma
  11/15/25
Yeah, as a self-employedmo, I pay 15% in self-employment tax...
coral hospital
  11/15/25
not you. Proles.
Blue base
  11/15/25
cause income tax is 37%, then you have state tax, sales tax,...
overrated boistinker police squad
  11/15/25
proles can't figure out progressive taxation. i still hear p...
Deep boltzmann locus
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thirsty tanning salon giraffe
  11/15/25
Technically, I think you could lose money if you got a raise...
coral hospital
  11/15/25
cr this is exactly the type of sophisticated niche tax event...
Deep boltzmann locus
  11/15/25
And, therefore, one could gain money taking a demotion at a ...
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  11/15/25
it does when you add up all the taxes. its probably like 60%...
Talented shrine wrinkle
  11/15/25
Proles have to pay social security tax for the whole year. ...
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  11/15/25


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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Blue base



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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Shivering toaster sweet tailpipe

Self-employed and some other types of workers do actually have about half go to taxes depending on the state. But most proles aren't in that category.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432811)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:12 AM
Author: Blue base

good point on the self-employment tax. SS taxes were lower until like 1982. They had to raise taxes as Gen Xers started their first jobs haha.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432842)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: motley temple

many people saying this pay negative taxes via subsidies and the EITC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432813)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:12 AM
Author: Blue base



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:17 AM
Author: infuriating bossy indian lodge



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:01 AM
Author: cordovan harsh prole reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432818)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:03 AM
Author: wine supple haunted graveyard

And it gets worse when you get in a higher tax bracket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432820)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: Aqua bearded gay wizard trailer park

Raymond makes like 35000k and complains about this constantly for some reason. Also he can’t sell his house even though it has “low property taxes” (prole wisdom).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432859)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: Blue base

I can only take him in small af doses. He was on track to make 80,000k+ before views fell off.

idk why he has the defeatist attitude btw. Doing front-end web design seems like a job you could find wfh jobs in. He doesn't send out 1000k resumes and bomb 50 interviews. He just says "it's impossible to get a job. I'm going to work at a grocery store." Like he wants to lean into being a Scummy middle aged Curmudgeon for some reason.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432872)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: Aqua bearded gay wizard trailer park

Wasn’t he straight up Fired though? Most companies will want a reference from previous employer or something similar, unless it’s some Scumbag “LLC”.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432877)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: Blue base

Idk OYT, I thought nobody checked references anymore other than to call the Employer and confirm Dates of Employment. Occasionally there are random boomers who actually check references like it's 1978.

also in the past I've given references that were just Fellow Losers who were direct supervisors although the companies' management writ large usually hated me by the time I left iirc.

He was basically in trouble for being mean to a Woman (his Better bc of Clique law), but it wasn't obvious to me that he was about to be fired. iirc the story he gave was that he said he was Done and unplugged his laptop and put it in the Corner and turned it off, then made a video in his backyard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432887)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:30 AM
Author: Blue base

https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5797980&mc=46&forum_id=2#49432554

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432875)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: saffron balding kitty dilemma

Between federal income tax, state income tax, fica taxes, property tax, sales tax, and various tolls and fees, more than half my money goes to taxes (and other assorted government fees).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432901)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:50 AM
Author: coral hospital

Yeah, as a self-employedmo, I pay 15% in self-employment tax and then 22% in federal income tax and about 5% in state income tax. So I'm already just barely under 50% in taxes before I even include property tax and sales tax. It's probably even worse for higher earners in high tax states.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432914)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:50 AM
Author: Blue base

not you. Proles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432915)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:53 AM
Author: overrated boistinker police squad

cause income tax is 37%, then you have state tax, sales tax, property tax, city tax, MUD tax

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49432916)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 3:19 PM
Author: Deep boltzmann locus

proles can't figure out progressive taxation. i still hear people talking about how you could lose money if you got a raise.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49433490)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 3:24 PM
Author: thirsty tanning salon giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49433497)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:56 PM
Author: coral hospital

Technically, I think you could lose money if you got a raise that pushed your AGI just above $23,000. The additional income probably wouldn't cover the loss of 30% of the Saver's Credit. Sure, most people who earn $23k aren't contributing to tax-advantaged retirement accounts anyway. But I wanted to be a smartass and show that it is technically possible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49434611)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: Deep boltzmann locus

cr this is exactly the type of sophisticated niche tax event proles worry about

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49434615)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: cerebral mauve bbw

And, therefore, one could gain money taking a demotion at a lower salary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49434616)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 3:21 PM
Author: Talented shrine wrinkle

it does when you add up all the taxes. its probably like 60% at that point.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49433492)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:23 PM
Author: Vermilion lascivious roast beef masturbator

Proles have to pay social security tax for the whole year. xo chads who only pay it on their first 2 paychecks in january don't understand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798413&forum_id=2E#49434655)