It literally is working, and ironically, many people nodding in agreement to this post are very likely to be affected as well without realizing.
I think there’s a strong case to argue that it is working.
boy that font sucks.
it’s working, but if you’re avoiding taxes legally, FEIE(IRS form 2555), then they’re not taking your money.
The only reason the owning class is able to legally pay so little in taxes is because the owning class has been bribing politicians to create tax loopholes for generations. They’re still taking your money.
not my money.
If you’re working for a wage while they reap the profit or subject to market forces they dictate, they’re taking your money.
correct.
if you don’t want to give your money to this administration, I advise not doing that, as stated above.
Not to say that dodging federal taxes isn’t either good or neutral, but the problem isn’t specific to this administration.
Where are you living that the wealth you create doesn’t end up in the hands of billionaires who then spend it on propaganda to convince you and others that that is just?
Cuba? Vietnam? Laos? China?
“Not to say that dodging federal taxes isn’t either good or neutral, but the problem isn’t specific to this administration.”
phew, good thing nobody said it was.
“Where are you living that the wealth you create doesn’t end up…”
doesn’t matter where you are as long as you are outside of the US for 330 days of a tax year, not a calendar year.
if you are outside of the US for 330 days or more per tax year, you are not required to pay about $125,000 in earned income tax per year (the amount goes up each year).
if you have a remote job, all you have to do is travel to countries with better services and a cheaper cost of living(most countries).
if you don’t have a remote job all you have to do find a remote job you like or if that is too difficult, travel to countries that hire English teachers(dozens of countries with thousands of current postings).
I am not talking about taxes, I am talking about the profit the capitalists make off your labor. The trillion dollar media empire OP is talking about, Fox News, CNN, Reddit, twitter, etc aren’t funded by your taxes, though they are subservient to the state department.
yea, like I said a few times, you should probably get out of that system.
“They” is billionaires in general, not the Trump administration. Living in a foreign country isn’t the loophole you think it is.
““They” is billionaires in general, not the Trump administration”
one or all, I’d suggest getting out of billionaire clutches.
“Living in a foreign country isn’t the loophole you think it is.”
yeah it is, specifically for this situation that you’re complaining about.
you want things to be futile and hopeless, but unfortunately for your ennui, there are simple solutions.
stop working for those billionaires, and stop paying money into their system.
you want things to be futile and hopeless
Fuck you. Quit lying.
I’m not lying, everything I’m saying is supported by facts, knowledge and experience.
you’re upset because people won’t lie down and die with you.
You have “facts, knowledge and experience” about what I want? Bullshit. You are not fucking entitled to tell me what my own opinion is, so quit trying to condescend at me!
stop working for those billionaires
There is only a few countries you can move to that allows you to not contribute to those billionaires.
I’m not saying that fleeing the US isn’t a good idea.
“There is only a few countries you can move to that allows you to not contribute to those billionaires.”
ask questions instead of making things up.
you are incorrect. there are dozens of countries you can teach in, contribute to education, help small business owners and keep all of your income.
“I’m not saying that fleeing the US isn’t a good idea.”
don’t flee the us, leave it behind where it belongs.
Periphery countries still contribute to the system; the US doesn’t have military bases in most of those countries by happenstance, but because keeping them in that position benefits the bourgeoisie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World-systems_theory
To be clear, the answer isn’t to say everything is futile and hopeless, it’s to participate in organizations which don’t contribute to the system and build duel power within these countries, or just move to non-capitalist countries.
You’re missing the point. It’s not the administration taking the money that’s the problem. That’s money (ideally) used to benefit everyone. The problem is the owner of the company taking a big share of the value you are producing with your labour.
sounds like you’re missing the point.
That’s money (ideally) used to benefit everyone.
Not really; the federal government prints money; they don’t tax you to fund programs, they tax you to reduce the monetary supply.
State governments do have to be funded though.
Well, yeah, but because they don’t want to increase monetary supply to keep inflation in check they need to tax you to fund their programs
Turns out inflation doesn’t quite work the way most economics courses teach. That may be related to the way billionaires fund a lot of university’s economics departments.
I didn’t say they aren’t increasing it at all, just that they aren’t doing it for all their needs.
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Why, we can’t just let all those money spent be wasted, it better be working! /s
It’s not working. We need to tax the rich. It’s time to harass our governments until they comply with taxing the rich.
I deleted all of my socials, so good luck.
