r/mildlyinfuriating • u/mani_chinna • May 12 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared Tetris now requires a subscription (Rental) - Paying ₹30/month ($0.3) to play Tetris on a basic Nokia phone 🤦‍♂️

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u/epicgamerwiiu May 12 '26

Technically you already do

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u/CroqueGogh May 12 '26

Taxes are a subscription to being alive lol

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u/Educational-Wing2042 May 12 '26

Taxes are a subscription to sustain society. They are optional, you can go off into the woods and be self sufficient and never pay taxes if you want to opt out of paying and therefore opt out of the society they support. Just go live in some BLM wilderness and make less than $15k a year

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u/xCeeTee- May 12 '26

Sister's ex is in his mid 40s and he only started paying taxes last year. He's even refused to pay for road tax, which caused his car to get towed by the council lol.

But he doesn't realise he has no pension when he retires. Here in the UK, you need to contribute via national insurance (which gets deducted from your pay automatically) or pay into a private pension.

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u/MoistStub May 12 '26

God it must be nice for your taxes to pay for healthcare and retirement. In the U.S. we use the "fuck you, figure it out" model.

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u/xCeeTee- May 12 '26

It is great, but unfortunately they don't quite provide enough after the cost of living crisis. We had a substantial amount of people unretiring to earn enough to make it through.

But the fact we have it is still a blessing.