Heh. Do you know I used almost that exact argument once, with one of the social workers? Although the figure I used was $80,000/year, because that’s what I used to make—and I added something about “I’ve already paid in AT LEAST grabs calculator ($80,000 x 2 x 0.35) + ($65,000 x 1.5 x 0.35) + ($50,000 x 2.5 x 0.35) + ($45,000 x 1.5 x 0.33) + ($40,000 x 1.5 x 0.30) + ($35,000 x 2 x 0.30) + ($27,000 x 2.5 x 0.28) + ($25,000 x 1.5 x 0.25) = $223,000 and some change in taxes over the past fifteen years. Are you seriously going to tell me that none of that was for social programs that I’m entitled to see benefit from?”
I was subsequently referred to security and escorted out for taking a belligerent tone.
Heh. Do you know I used almost that exact argument once, with one of the social workers? Although the figure I used was $80,000/year, because that’s what I used to make—and I added something about “I’ve already paid in AT LEAST grabs calculator ($80,000 x 2 x 0.35) + ($65,000 x 1.5 x 0.35) + ($50,000 x 2.5 x 0.35) + ($45,000 x 1.5 x 0.33) + ($40,000 x 1.5 x 0.30) + ($35,000 x 2 x 0.30) + ($27,000 x 2.5 x 0.28) + ($25,000 x 1.5 x 0.25) = $223,000 and some change in taxes over the past fifteen years. Are you seriously going to tell me that none of that was for social programs that I’m entitled to see benefit from?”
I was subsequently referred to security and escorted out for taking a belligerent tone.
I don’t think that’s how tax brackets work.