The 50 Most Annoying Facts People Can’t Stop Explaining—And Why You Should Care
2. Freedom of speech does not mean that you can say whatever you want and not face consequences. People who call you out on your b******t are not violating your first amendment rights.
Edit: People are absolutely correct in pointing out that in some cases low income families have refundable tax credits that exceed the amount they paid in payroll tax throughout the year. The people I’m tired of explaining this to, though, are the people in my office with six-figure household incomes, bragging about getting a $5,000 tax refund.
Evolution. It exists, it works, and yes, we’re related to apes (as well as cats, dolphins, spiders and amoebas – if you dig deep enought).
That when you earn more money that puts you “into a higher tax bracket” only the amount above that bracket gets taxed at the higher rate, not your entire income.
[edit] in the U.S.
pasaroanth: I dealt with this when I was a paramedic. We worked 24 hour shifts and were constantly offered overtime, but people would refuse to take two in a pay period because they said their check would be less than if they had just taken one because “it put them in a different tax bracket”.
Yes, the second shift may not bump the check to the same degree as the first…but you’re not f****ng making less money. Regardless, it all comes out in the wash when you file. It was even more infuriating because these were people who filed 0 (no dependents, no personal exemption) so they could get a bigger refund.
Yeah it’s totally cool to give the government an interest free loan by filing no exemptions but god forbid you have to wait a couple more months to get that extra $15 you got knocked off for a few bucks seeping into a higher tax bracket temporarily.
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