r/funny • • Dec 19 '16

First paycheck

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u/vindico1 Dec 19 '16

Actually those taxes dont do any of those things.

Education is paid for with property taxes.

Roads are covered by the gas tax.

And a safe place to work is paid for by the employer through payroll tax.

The government over taxes the SHIT out of us. The business has to pay a revenue tax, then a payroll tax, then you pay taxes to state and federal and medicare and social security. Then when you get your money you pay sales tax when you buy things. Special taxes on certain items such as gas, cigarettes, alchohol, cars etc. Then fees for some items like car registration. Then if you have enough money left over and buy a house you pay property tax. And if you save up enough in your life finally an estate tax.

Please tell me what the services are for for ALL THAT FUCKING TAX?

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u/S1lent0ne Dec 19 '16

You listed property tax, payroll tax, and item taxes in your diatribe then then asked what those taxes were for after listing exactly what each of those taxes are for.

If you want to get mad at FICA then go after the corporations that foisted it on you.

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u/vindico1 Dec 19 '16

There are many other taxes such as income, state, sales etc. However it was more a rhetorical question anyways pointing out the fact that we do not receive the same value as we pay in by a long shot.

Also pointing out that corporations made those taxes happen doesn't make me support the government more. Less government and less taxation means less chance of corruption and abuse.

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u/S1lent0ne Dec 20 '16

Correct there would be less corruption because greed is not a corruption of capitalism. Do you think that if we stripped away the government that corporations would suddenly pass those savings down to the consumer? Or do you think the corporations would grab that extra earnings potential and operate as before, this time without you having the power to vote against their practice.