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> So I should pay more than 50% in taxes? Well, yes. But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. Otherwise it's going to be

> So I should pay more than 50% in taxes? Well, yes. But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. Otherwise it's going to be so unprofitable for you to not be in government. Once you're in government then you might as well just fix the problem yourself.

teakettle42 5y ago
> > So I should pay more than 50% in taxes? > Well, yes. Can you explain why you think he should spend more than four hours a day, every day, working entirely for someone else’s benefit?
- ink404 5y ago
  Not for someone else's benefit, but for the benefit of their entire city/state/country.
  - ratsmack 5y ago
    [flagged]
- lmm 5y ago
  I doubt it's "more than four hours a day, every day". Any software engineer working more than 40 hours/week in this job market is a chump. Beyond that, he lives in a society, is only able to make that money through the support of that society. Note he chose to move to California, so clearly he's gaining a lot from California.
  - teakettle42 5y ago
    > Any software engineer working more than 40 hours/week in this job market is a chump. Not sure what to make of that; I work more than 40 hours a week, but my total compensation is also above 500k/year. There somewhere I can work less, but maintain that level of compensation?
    - Simon_O_Rourke 5y ago
      If that's the case then you're madly overpriced for whatever it is that you do.
- nextaccountic 5y ago
  It's for his own benefit. Funding public goods benefits everyone, including himself.
  - teakettle42 5y ago
    I don’t think it’s reasonable to claim that California’s taxes, above a reasonable minimum bound, provide any appreciable material benefit to him. Quite the opposite.
  - pvarangot 5y ago
    So what should be my tax rate? 100% and then I get everything from the government? I am ok with that, but I'd rather work as a clerk on the DMV instead of my current job which is rather stressful but has the benefit that if I don't screw up I'm retiring early.
- inetknght 5y ago
  > Can you explain why you think he should spend more than four hours a day, every day, working entirely for someone else’s benefit? Taxes go to communities. Profiting for yourself only defeats communities.
  - nate_meurer 5y ago
    If by "communities" you mean "mostly entitlements, military, and porky infrastructure and industrial subsidies", then you might have a point.
eloisius 5y ago
>I can't even vote in this country even though I am a permanent resident and pay taxes like every other American >But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. Sounds like you didn't read the whole comment
- inetknght 5y ago
  > > But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. > Sounds like you didn't read the whole comment There's more to an election than just going and voting.
  - pvarangot 5y ago
    > There's more to an election than just going and voting. Yeah there is, a lot, most of it illegal if you are not American. You can't contribute money to political organizations including certain type of non-profits and technically you can be deported even for protesting. Volunteering for a campaign is also a big no-no. I can volunteer and donate to organizations that have a clear political bias even though they are not partisan, and already do.

teakettle42 5y ago

> > So I should pay more than 50% in taxes? > Well, yes. Can you explain why you think he should spend more than four hours a day, every day, working entirely for someone else’s benefit?

ink404 5y ago
Not for someone else's benefit, but for the benefit of their entire city/state/country.
- ratsmack 5y ago
  [flagged]
lmm 5y ago
I doubt it's "more than four hours a day, every day". Any software engineer working more than 40 hours/week in this job market is a chump. Beyond that, he lives in a society, is only able to make that money through the support of that society. Note he chose to move to California, so clearly he's gaining a lot from California.
- teakettle42 5y ago
  > Any software engineer working more than 40 hours/week in this job market is a chump. Not sure what to make of that; I work more than 40 hours a week, but my total compensation is also above 500k/year. There somewhere I can work less, but maintain that level of compensation?
  - Simon_O_Rourke 5y ago
    If that's the case then you're madly overpriced for whatever it is that you do.
nextaccountic 5y ago
It's for his own benefit. Funding public goods benefits everyone, including himself.
- teakettle42 5y ago
  I don’t think it’s reasonable to claim that California’s taxes, above a reasonable minimum bound, provide any appreciable material benefit to him. Quite the opposite.
- pvarangot 5y ago
  So what should be my tax rate? 100% and then I get everything from the government? I am ok with that, but I'd rather work as a clerk on the DMV instead of my current job which is rather stressful but has the benefit that if I don't screw up I'm retiring early.
inetknght 5y ago
> Can you explain why you think he should spend more than four hours a day, every day, working entirely for someone else’s benefit? Taxes go to communities. Profiting for yourself only defeats communities.
- nate_meurer 5y ago
  If by "communities" you mean "mostly entitlements, military, and porky infrastructure and industrial subsidies", then you might have a point.

eloisius 5y ago

>I can't even vote in this country even though I am a permanent resident and pay taxes like every other American >But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. Sounds like you didn't read the whole comment

inetknght 5y ago
> > But more than that, you should stop electing shitacular government officials. > Sounds like you didn't read the whole comment There's more to an election than just going and voting.
- pvarangot 5y ago
  > There's more to an election than just going and voting. Yeah there is, a lot, most of it illegal if you are not American. You can't contribute money to political organizations including certain type of non-profits and technically you can be deported even for protesting. Volunteering for a campaign is also a big no-no. I can volunteer and donate to organizations that have a clear political bias even though they are not partisan, and already do.