| ▲ | seanmcdirmid an hour ago | |
Poor people pay payroll taxes, which usually is flat and doesn’t have a big deduction. At $50k, a single person is paying just as much if not slightly more in payroll as they are in income tax. | ||
| ▲ | ElProlactin an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> Poor people pay payroll taxes... Exactly. Only a few small groups are exempt from FICA. | ||