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butvacuumtoday at 5:49 AM1 replyview on HN

tax numbers are irrelevant except as part of a takehome pay calculation.

at the very least, pretending that health insurance isnt another tax is a common way to derail these discussions.


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pikertoday at 8:42 AM

That’s right if the quote is net of income tax, but that wasn’t clear. While we’re on the subject we should include the 20% VAT (delta 5-10% sales tax in the states) which is the most regressive tax on the poor there is.

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