← Back to context Comment by compiler-devel 10 months ago When have increased taxes directly contributed to your take home pay? 23 comments compiler-devel Reply IAmGraydon 10 months ago It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way. compiler-devel 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago It’s not very thinly veiled lostlogin 10 months 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 10 months ago Yes you have missed something but don’t worry about it. wiredfool 10 months ago When health insurance is 10x cheaper because of it.
IAmGraydon 10 months ago It doesn’t. They’re just expressing their jealousy in a thinly veiled and highly embarrassing way. compiler-devel 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago It’s not very thinly veiled
compiler-devel 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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.