Current Events > Got a $1000 Holiday bonus but only get to keep $700 of it.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Thanks to taxes. Meanwhile Jeff Bezos and Elon don't pay their taxes....

Call your congressman
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one time I got a $1 scratch off ticket for a bonus
I wasn't sure whether to be insulted or just find it funny
so I did both

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ProfessorKukui posted...

We live in a society

I pay my taxes, this is proof. Why doesn't Bezos and Elon? Why do people have hissy fits when I ask why they don't pay taxes. Why defend billionaires?

you might as well just start telling yourself that whatever number they say isn't the real number and you only get 70% of whatever they say, across the board

you get more comfortable with getting screwed that way

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WingsOfGood posted...

Thanks to taxes. Meanwhile Jeff Bezos and Elon don't pay their taxes....

You'll get some of it back when you do taxes. Bonuses are generally just taxed at a kinda high percentage at default, rather than what they should be.

Not trying to get into an argument about what the best tax rate is or whatever, just saying bonuses tend to be taxed differently from income at first.
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Guerrilla Soldier posted...

you might as well just start telling yourself that whatever number they say isn't the real number and you only get 70% of whatever they say, across the board

you get more comfortable with getting screwed that way

I already knew taxes wpuld be deducted. Point is there is men making like billions and don't pay their taxes.
IRS would have a fit if I didn't pay tax on this $1000.

Crono99 posted...

Bezos and Elon don't pay taxes... the government pays taxes to them!

Holy shit you are right

My $300 going to Elon cause he deserves it so much for being born as a god as thabks from our society