Juan Carlos
Libertarian nightmare
Today, when I checked on my last payroll, I realized that I pay more in taxes than I do in house bills. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Not my mistake
Today, I found out that my employers apparently haven't been taking enough money out of my paychecks, and now I owe thousands of dollars in taxes. I already live paycheck to paycheck despite doing nothing but work. FML
izziegrl
Naucalpan, Mexico
Today, I realized that I spend more money on gas to go to my job than what I get paid. FML
Jack Faire
Today, I sat down to do my taxes. As I was going over my forms, I found my employer only took $1.72 out the entire year for my Federal Income Taxes. I now owe the IRS over $500 that I don't have. FML
Anonymous
Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw three envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML
Anonymous
Money for nothing
Today, four years after coming back home from working in another country, I got a tax bill from that country. For my income there from two years ago. If they give me the money I supposedly earned, I'll gladly pay those taxes. FML
hiddenplainly
United States
Cost of living crisis
Today, I did my budget. I have a good job, make decent money, and work full time, but without including any flexible spending items like groceries, I make $32 less than my bills each month. FML
thatsucks
United States
Today, I realized that my father's weekly unemployment check is more than my bi-weekly pay check. My full time job pays less than my father's unemployment. FML
taxed
United States
Today, I found out that I owe the IRS money due to my previous job not taking enough taxes out. I am broke, unemployed, and was counting on a big refund so I could pay for my divorce. FML
sideeffect001
Logan, United States
Today, I found out that my tax filing status was never changed after my divorce. This means I haven't been paying enough and now the government wants its money. FML
Anonymous
I'm the taxman, yeaaaaaah
Today, according to my tax bill, I’ve been employed by a company I interviewed for over a year ago. They apparently hired me but forgot to tell me, then they also forgot to fire me for not turning up, so I’m somehow their unpaid employee and yet owe taxes for wages I’ve never been paid. FML
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Plop 17
Yes, because your house bills pay for very basic, cheap stuff like water and electricity. Your taxes pay for roads, airports, hospitals, schools, the police and military, pension and welfare programs, etc. Unless you live in the US of course. Then its mostly just the police and military.
RichardPencil 32
Then you need to move into a bigger house!
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RichardPencil 32
Then you need to move into a bigger house!
Plop 17
Yes, because your house bills pay for very basic, cheap stuff like water and electricity. Your taxes pay for roads, airports, hospitals, schools, the police and military, pension and welfare programs, etc. Unless you live in the US of course. Then its mostly just the police and military.
ChipBoundary 9
Yeah, nice inflammatory comment there. Too bad it is utter nonsense and not even remotely close to true. The military in the US is less than 11% of the budget. It also does use less than 50% of the discretionary spending fund usually, but that makes sense as military needs change rapidly. However, that portion of the budget is less than a third of the entire budget. All in all, the military spending in the US is only about 16% of our entire annual spending on average. That will continue to decrease as we pull out of various war zones. Our biggest expenditures are Social Security, Unemployment, and Medicare which add up to a total 60% of our annual budget. Now as far as police go, they are vastly underfunded. Of all local government spending, police account for a mere 9.2%. So perhaps, before you spout some nonsense, do a couple quick Google searches for easy, VERY public information.
kfchicken 31
1 you missed the joke and 2 the point is still made. for example Canada spends 1.3% of GDP on military. that mean the us spends over 10x more in terms of gdp. now when we look at 1.3 vs 16 can you see how that joke can be made?
lukey101 26
I pay more in tax than my mortgage lol... how low is the tax rate wherever you are??
EBrogen 12
If it makes you feel better. I can add household bills, mortgage, car, insurance and groceries together and it's still less than what I pay in taxes. That's just payroll, it doesn't include tag, gas, sales tax and the many other taxes that are rolled into everyday items.
ChipBoundary 9
Cost of living must be insanely low where you live. Or you live in a country that has a very high tax rate. My bills are 2/3 of my income and taxes are about 20%.