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What does "women pay no taxes" mean? On its face, that's trivially false. More people sharing a larger total benefit doesn't imply that the average individual

by gertef 9y ago

What does "women pay no taxes" mean? On its face, that's trivially false. More people sharing a larger total benefit doesn't imply that the average individual receives a larger benefit. Raising a child alone is a privilege?

micahbright 9y ago
As a group - in the exact same way that they is a wage gap, there is a taxes gap. And women wouldn't have it any other way than to raise a child alone, but that entirely is besides the point.
micahbright 9y ago
"More people sharing a larger total benefit doesn't imply that the average individual receives a larger benefit." I may have taken one more probability class than you, but the expected value for a woman's taxes over her life is 0. There is no such thing as "the average woman", so whatever point you are trying to make is entirely lost.
micahbright 9y ago
Supported by research FYI http://judgybitch.com/2016/08/16/reblog-research-find-that-as-a-group-only-men-pay-tax/ http://judgybitch.com/2016/08/16/reblog-research-find-that-a...
- blei 9y ago
  Holy shit is that reblog of a blog post facetious. Have you looked at the original research cited? Curiously enough, that blog post doesn't bother to post the charts of the immensely high market income gap and consumption gap between men and women in New Zealand. Those wholely explain the tax gap, because well, men are earning and spending much more, 50%-75% more for most cohorts. As for the income support gap, the authors themselves explain that the gov income support is for poorer women who need the money to supplement their own or their spouses' incomes, especially during child-rearing years. You seem to be correctly noticing some symptoms, but you're misdiagnosing all the problems at hand.
  - micahbright 9y ago
    There's actually a complete set of research showing that men as a group pay all taxes in the US and women as a group pay no taxes and receive all benefits. I've read it all before, I just couldn't find it.

by gertef 9y ago

micahbright 9y ago

As a group - in the exact same way that they is a wage gap, there is a taxes gap. And women wouldn't have it any other way than to raise a child alone, but that entirely is besides the point.

micahbright 9y ago

"More people sharing a larger total benefit doesn't imply that the average individual receives a larger benefit." I may have taken one more probability class than you, but the expected value for a woman's taxes over her life is 0. There is no such thing as "the average woman", so whatever point you are trying to make is entirely lost.

micahbright 9y ago

Supported by research FYI http://judgybitch.com/2016/08/16/reblog-research-find-that-as-a-group-only-men-pay-tax/ http://judgybitch.com/2016/08/16/reblog-research-find-that-a...

blei 9y ago
Holy shit is that reblog of a blog post facetious. Have you looked at the original research cited? Curiously enough, that blog post doesn't bother to post the charts of the immensely high market income gap and consumption gap between men and women in New Zealand. Those wholely explain the tax gap, because well, men are earning and spending much more, 50%-75% more for most cohorts. As for the income support gap, the authors themselves explain that the gov income support is for poorer women who need the money to supplement their own or their spouses' incomes, especially during child-rearing years. You seem to be correctly noticing some symptoms, but you're misdiagnosing all the problems at hand.
- micahbright 9y ago
  There's actually a complete set of research showing that men as a group pay all taxes in the US and women as a group pay no taxes and receive all benefits. I've read it all before, I just couldn't find it.