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SatoshisMilitia | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yah I hear ya… I find the nature of our tax code & process to be such a complex & weird game, and so is funny in this meme’s quick take.
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UrbanApe | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The tax code is a ridiculous monstrosity, if they are going to steal our productivity they could ay least simplify it.
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SatoshisMilitia | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 It creates such a razzle-dazzle that it doesn’t seem so clearly as theft. Imagine if they had a simple flat tax that was billed after you’d earned your full income. People would not simply not pay. Instead we look forward to a ‘return’ 🤪
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UrbanApe | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Always has baffled me when people get excited for a return. So the IRS took more of your money than they should’ve, kept it interest free for a year, and finally returned it to you… and you act like it’s some kind of bonus? Yet if you are conservative on your W4 and pay too little, you owe a penalty (happened to me the past two years, nature of my work) 🤘🏻
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SatoshisMilitia | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Exactly! and the IRS doesn’t want you to owe too much either, that would be like an interest free loan to you (if taxation wasn’t theft). Rather, they’ll pay you back a decent amount later … an interest free loan to them!
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48f0f641 | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Freedomlawschool.org is my vote for taxation!