Comment on Why does everyone hate Income tax ?
nemo@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I don't hate it. I think it's one of the better taxes.
People hate it because it feels like a bait-and-switch, the difference between salary and take-home pay. They also hate it because it comes with paperwork.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
One thing I hate about it is like. Okay child support as an example. If you make 100, 000 a year before taxes they will just take out 17,000 for child support. But your take home would be significantly less. Making that 17% income steal feel more like 40%.
I hate how every single financial aid or housing or anything that requires an income to apply for always uses before tax gross income. If you want buy a house they use gross income.
If you take home shit money and you want federal or state assistance, “sorry for gross income you make too much to get any sort of financial aid. Not our fault landlords hike up rent. Just buy a house”