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I see this become apparent on social media every so often and it's really just depressing how widespread the misunderstanding is.

51% of Americans who were polled in a 2021 survey agreed with the statement that "You pay your marginal tax rate on all of your income".

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[-] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

"Byzantine" when used in this context generally refers to something being excessively convoluted or complex

The tax code in particular is kept overly complicated on purpose.

this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024

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