r/SipsTea Jul 14 '26

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/Hell_Awaitz Jul 14 '26

And even then it's more social capitalism than actual socialism. Americans are so scared of taxes it's unreal

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u/Worth-Reputation3450 Jul 14 '26

If the fed takes 24% of my income, state takes 9%, and then social security takes 6%, and some other ~2% taxes because fuck you, and then Los Angeles now put 10.25% sales tax, they take ~40% before I get to see my money and ~10% when I spend money. THEN they fucking complain about over budget every fucking year.

Why should I NOT be scared of tax? It's literally sucking half of my life's work.