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Comment by seanmcdirmid

4 hours ago

Poor people pay payroll taxes, which usually is flat and doesn’t have a big deduction. At $50k, a single person is paying just as much if not slightly more in payroll as they are in income tax.

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ElProlactin  4 hours ago

> Poor people pay payroll taxes...

Exactly. Only a few small groups are exempt from FICA.

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