TheNegotiator

VP of Sales

Did everyone enjoy being robbed by the government this year?

I know most of you aren’t fans, and personally I think Uncle G has been getting more and more cringe off late, but this post was spot on.

Friendly reminder everyone: taxation really is theft. Average tax at about 14-18% is enough for a civilized modern country to provide healthcare, public infrastructure (water, electricity, etc) and the run the country.

The rest, is theft. Estate tax/death tax has to be the biggest hoax of them all, and naturally, only the winners in life are the ones who pay the price. You’re basically punished for being successful, and for dying.

I encourage you all to evade as much tax as possible, and best of luck getting creative with those deductions!

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WR Officer

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I just love that the harder I work, the more money I get to put into the pockets of worthless paper pushing bureaucrats, corrupt politicians/their corporate cronie pals, and into projects and initiatives that offer absolutely nothing to society while Canada's basic infrastructure rots and burns! Really gets me going tbh.

To the people who will call me a heartless capitalist (lol u right but that's not the point) and claim they'd willingly pay more tax for improvements to society, dream on. Politicians will never spend your money wisely. The system is broken as fuck.

Thoughts and prayers to my fellow killas getting max taxed out the ass. Please find a good accountant. <3

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Scum of the earth. Every innocent error I leave in my return fills me with joy

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WR Officer

👑

Can't wait to peace out of this country and take every nickel I have with me.

goldenlazard

Politicker

Senior SDR

If you want to pay money to improve society then just donate to an ngo

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Yeah it sucks for sure.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

As a staunch Libertarian, I approve of this message.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Get a better accountant and own a business (or marry someone that does). Never worry about reducing your exposure ever again.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Very sound advice

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

I definitely need a better accountant.

And I will take you up on the starting a business piece. I’m getting close to done working for someone else.

No fucking way I'm marrying a millennial- or worse - unless she has more than I do. I want to keep my worldly possessions, and at least some of my dignity.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Not sure what you mean by not marrying a millennial.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

-1

VP of Sales

I’m in my late 20s… short of getting on the cougar train, age-wise I’m marrying someone comparable or younger than me. Generationally, that means millennial, or younger.

The sheer thought of marrying anyone from this whiny and pathetic selection of demographics makes me physically sick. In North America anyway. Maybe if I move to Europe I’ll have better luck.

I’m just fine on my own.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Alright. I am mid-30s and got married at 29. Wife owns a business that pays her an owner draw that is 2X my earnings. Couple employees later and she only goes in 3 days a week—allowing her to co-found a mobile app that raised funding. We are both millennials and hard-working AF.

The cynical view that all millennials are whiny will only hold you back , IMO. However, you do you, boo-boo.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

I will, ty

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

Taxes suck, but also my life is pretty easy because of services that come as a taxpayer. Beach access, library, top public schools, good roads, paved when it snows and of course the bulk of it, defense spending!

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

I guarantee you, the beach would still be there without the govt. stealing your money. Even if it had to be pay-to-enter, you’d be able to afford it with the extra 25-40% of your money that they didn’t steal from you.

Roads, and schools are (comfortably) included in the 18% I mentioned in my post.

There’s no way you slice and dice this equation and come out with a conclusion that you’re not being cheated out of your own money. And you’d likely be paid more too, because the govt wouldn’t be tax-fucking your employer too.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

Yeah I guess we just agree to disagree here? I make good money, and pay what I’ve considered to be a fair enough share for the benefits I get for living in this society. I’d love to spend less on defense and police/fire but so be it.

My life is pretty fantastic and that’s alright by me, with the taxes as they are.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Well, I’m not agreeing with you, so I guess.

My life is pretty good. But it could be a lot better.

I live in an extremely expensive city. I just moved here too, so the expenses between moving and getting settled have been high as fuck.

My income (relatively) is high, so I should be grateful right? I am. But the govt takes nearly 40% of what I make, and my life would be a walk in the park without their bullshit. Instead I have to struggle on cash-flow and do projects bit by bit, because they steal from me.

I am and always will be bitter about it, and there will come a day where, like all other corporate scumbags I skate all the tax. It can’t come soon enough.

I’ll pay more tax by the time I’m 35 than most people in this country will pay in total, in their lives. I don’t owe this country shit, but they will keep trying to take more and more, the better I do. I’m not going to be punished for trying to get ahead, just because most people don’t have the courage or the ambition to do the same. Not happening.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

Nothing wrong with a friendly disagreement. I certainly see your points. I assume you’re taking every step towards lowering your taxable income? I certainly do that, and that’s all fair in the game.

That being said, as a taxpayer I feel like I have a lot of stake in the area I live in. I love the state forests I can hike and bike in, the public playgrounds etc. those are things I value.

can you move somewhere with lower taxes?

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Yes, I will be invading your country, and settling somewhere conducive to winners, and not losers.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

Cool, good luck.

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

This is why we sell drugs

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WR Officer

👑

You're supposed to put the first 500k in the safe and lose the combination...

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

I got a million in a briefcase 💼 buried for a rainy day

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WR Officer

👑

We only in this sport to be Lebrons
When you used to platinum, that gold be bronze...

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Lemme guess, it’s under the doghouse?

0PercentCloseRate

Politicker

Oh boy

Evade sales tax; eat McDonalds

Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

LifeHACK

FattySnacks

Politicker

Senior Account Executive

I whole heartedly support this post.

Boutdamtime

Politicker

Client Executive

Agree 💯

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

I love how in politics we cant both support feminisim and no taxes without being independent

LightingLeader

Politicker

Specification Sales

This is why I hate sales because even when you’re making $500,000+ a year y’all don’t want to try and make the word a better place you’d rather spend two months a year vacationing and only buy $80 bottles of wine and $9 coffees. Taxation is theft inasmuch as it goes back to corporations who don’t contribute a god damn thing to the world.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Say that again, slowly.

“As long as you’re making…”

That’s right. We’re making 500k a year, or striving toward that, or more. And of course, someone just handed that to us right? Everyone makes 500k a year, it’s easy. It takes no effort, or dedication at all.

I just commented on your post, about how we both came from nothing. If I get to the point where I’m making 500k a year, it’s not to continue drinking wine that tastes like vinegar, or Nescafé instant. I have had to fight for or take everything I have down to the clothes on my back. I have a right to keep it, and not have it stolen by a govt, to be given to people who either can’t or won’t work as hard. Frankly I don’t want to get into the conversation around the people who “can’t” because that’s its own can of worms.

Nobody is making the world a better place. Get your head out of the clouds bud. Who made it better for you? You did.

You want to make the world a better place, have at it. I don’t want to make it a worse place, but I’m in it for me and for mine, just like everyone else. It’s a very harsh truth, but it is THE truth, and I’m not even remotely ashamed of it.

Smilesndialz

Politicker

SDR

Taxes suck. I gotta max out my IRA next year and find other ways to avoid paying a lot in taxes 😂

JDialz

Politicker

Chief Operating Officer

If you can max out your IRA and have money left over then you shouldn’t be putting any of that into an IRA…

BitcoinAddict

Opinionated

Moved to Florida for this reason. Now hoping that the people moving here en masse aren't hardcore libs that want everyone to pay high taxes so universities can teach "genders and feelings and shit 101", please, just keep that in NY.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Hahaha, well said. The SJWs are already downvoting the post, so get ready for a shitstorm on your comment.

Those courses, and their attendees always make me laugh.

“I studied intersectional stupidity. I deserves a 6-figure base out of school to pay my student loans”

The world is always so unfair to them!

BitcoinAddict

Opinionated

I could care less, SaaS is overrun by PC babies who want to use LinkedIn for politics.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

That’s not how universities work fyi.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

No, that’s true. But they serve supply and demand. And there’s only demand for stupid ass courses in super liberal states full of special snowflakes, and of course the entitled fools tend to live in the states where taxes are highest.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

Hmmmm gonna need stats to back that up. I think the most liberal states still have engineering, math and other hard science degrees.

Take a deep breath my dude. It’s gonna be alright.

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Oh I’m calm. I’m always calm. You can be angry and calm at the same time. That’s my like functioning normal.

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

Sr Director, sales and partnerships

I was going to talk shit, but I live in NYC and taxes are just such a pain in the ass over here.

Gyro25

Notorious Answer

Account Executive

He is very cringe, but I don't disagree with any of these points. One of the many reasons I'll be leaving the Bay Area and eventually CA.

ADudeBeingAGuy

Politicker

Account Executive

“I encourage you all to evade as much tax as possible”

Very sus, u a fed?

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Nope, just a tax-dodging and proud individual

ADudeBeingAGuy

Politicker

Account Executive

Ok but you have to tell us or it's entrapment. The movies told me so

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

Yeah that’s not true btw. You think the feds tell a child-molester the truth when he asks?

Only an officer in uniform has to declare if you ask if he’s legit. He’s required to show you proof and ID. Not that they care in the US, they’d rather beat you to a pulp and give you 8 warning shots in the back

ADudeBeingAGuy

Politicker

Account Executive

.... I was joking

TheNegotiator

Arsonist

VP of Sales

I know boo-boo

Clashingsoulsspell

Politicker

ISR

JDialz

Politicker

Chief Operating Officer

You don’t have to evade taxes (illegal), you just need a solid team of financial professionals in your corner who know how to utilize the tax code to maximum effect (legal).

It’s a wide open frontier my friend!

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

I really enjoyed it.... not

BarefootDave

Opinionated

EAE

Food, shelter, and water...the three basic needs for all life SHOULD NOT BE TAXED! Fuck property taxes.

I heard an interesting take on income / capital gains tax. If you make income from your job (trading your time for wages) it should not be taxed, but anything you make for just having money sit in an account (capital gains) should be taxed.

BarefootDave

Opinionated

EAE

vote libertarian!

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

I have cried one night looking at the taxes I have paid.

Mr.Floaty

Politicker

BDR

If you like it, buy it. I wear everything from $10 dresses I bought at the thrift store to high end designer.

Cyberjarre

Politicker

BDR

People have different priorities. Some people are ok walking around draped in designer with no cash in their wallet, some people will be multi-millionaires and still drive an old car and wear Wal Mart shirts.

MR.StretchISR

Politicker

-1

ISR

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TheNegotiator

Did everyone enjoy being robbed by the government this year?

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