That is simply not true. I don't make that and I get no benefits and pay taxes. Even a bum who doesn't make anything pays tax with every item he buys. No not just sales tax, 20-25% of the cost of all items are hidden or embedded taxes. So even the bum is paying towards many companies tax debt.
Far more than 20-25%. Every single step of every single item purchased has compounding layers of taxation.
Tree: Step 1, requires gasoline (taxed), chain lube (taxed), chainsaw (taxed) Step 2: requires diesel (taxed), vehicle (taxed), using roads (taxed) Step 3: requires electricity (taxed), factory (taxed), employees (taxed)
etc, etc
A goddamn table is taxed some 800-1,200 individual times along it's delivery to you. What would it cost without that shit?
And those greedy bastards want to add a VAT tax on top of that every step of the way.
That is simply not true. I don't make that and I get no benefits and pay taxes.
You're wrong.
Even I do and I paid $72K in taxes last year. Everyone does. That's the point. Some more than others, obviously. You don't hit break even until around $86K.
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