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The way the current tax regime and economic system are setup in the US, they both favor the employer-employee relationship heavily and, in a way, penalize a wor
by darpa_escapee 9y ago
The way the current tax regime and economic system are setup in the US, they both favor the employer-employee relationship heavily and, in a way, penalize a worker for existing outside of it.
Personally, I don't think that's a coincidence.
- snuxoll 9y agoSee self-employment tax for a good example. Yes, it really is just the other 7% of the FICA (payroll) tax that an employer would normally pay, but I've seen people get thrown for a loop when another 7% of their 1099 or self-employment income gets taken away than they were "expecting" because it gets hidden from normal W-2 employees.