← Back to context Comment by compiler-devel 8 days ago When have increased taxes directly contributed to your take home pay? 23 comments compiler-devel Reply IAmGraydon 8 days ago It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way. compiler-devel 8 days ago It truly is embarrassing. Imagine seeing something and thinking, "how can I get the government to forcefully take some of that for my benefit?" alchemist1e9 8 days ago Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.” 12 replies → laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not for my benefit, I just want to see Stanford grads get punished. I could get more punitive but I keep that for yelling at strangers in person. 2 replies → laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not very thinly veiled lostlogin 8 days ago How would that even be possible? Presumably some people get a top up if they are on a tiny wage, but ‘direct contribution to take home pay’ really isn’t the point of tax. It also sounds a fairly inefficient use of money.Have I missed something in this conversation? compiler-devel 8 days ago Yes you have missed something but don’t worry about it. wiredfool 8 days ago When health insurance is 10x cheaper because of it.
IAmGraydon 8 days ago It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way. compiler-devel 8 days ago It truly is embarrassing. Imagine seeing something and thinking, "how can I get the government to forcefully take some of that for my benefit?" alchemist1e9 8 days ago Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.” 12 replies → laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not for my benefit, I just want to see Stanford grads get punished. I could get more punitive but I keep that for yelling at strangers in person. 2 replies → laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not very thinly veiled
compiler-devel 8 days ago It truly is embarrassing. Imagine seeing something and thinking, "how can I get the government to forcefully take some of that for my benefit?" alchemist1e9 8 days ago Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.” 12 replies → laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not for my benefit, I just want to see Stanford grads get punished. I could get more punitive but I keep that for yelling at strangers in person. 2 replies →
alchemist1e9 8 days ago Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.” 12 replies →
laidoffamazon 8 days ago It’s not for my benefit, I just want to see Stanford grads get punished. I could get more punitive but I keep that for yelling at strangers in person. 2 replies →
lostlogin 8 days ago How would that even be possible? Presumably some people get a top up if they are on a tiny wage, but ‘direct contribution to take home pay’ really isn’t the point of tax. It also sounds a fairly inefficient use of money.Have I missed something in this conversation? compiler-devel 8 days ago Yes you have missed something but don’t worry about it.
It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way.
It truly is embarrassing. Imagine seeing something and thinking, "how can I get the government to forcefully take some of that for my benefit?"
Absolutely embarrassing and a real life demonstration of a famous quote:
“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.”
12 replies →
It’s not for my benefit, I just want to see Stanford grads get punished. I could get more punitive but I keep that for yelling at strangers in person.
2 replies →
It’s not very thinly veiled
How would that even be possible? Presumably some people get a top up if they are on a tiny wage, but ‘direct contribution to take home pay’ really isn’t the point of tax. It also sounds a fairly inefficient use of money.
Have I missed something in this conversation?
Yes you have missed something but don’t worry about it.
When health insurance is 10x cheaper because of it.