Had recently a conversation with somebody saying that they should not increase the minimum salary, they need to reduce the income tax and those workers will be better.
I had to show how the income tax for minimum salary workers is very low due to how the tax steps work, then they went on a tangent that nobody really is earning minimum salary, they earn a little bit more and showed as example an employee of hers with an above minimum salary and a total tax (income+social security) of 60%. Now I take my payroll, salary several times as of hers, and I have a total tax (income +ss) of 36%, and again with the nature of income tax there should be needed a lot of trickery for me to pay less as a salaried employee.
Now he forgets his claims and starts ranting that how can I be happy paying so much…
It’s always the same. Tell a lie some people will just trust uncritically. When caught, just move the goal post or change the subject.
Had recently a conversation with somebody saying that they should not increase the minimum salary, they need to reduce the income tax and those workers will be better.
I had to show how the income tax for minimum salary workers is very low due to how the tax steps work, then they went on a tangent that nobody really is earning minimum salary, they earn a little bit more and showed as example an employee of hers with an above minimum salary and a total tax (income+social security) of 60%. Now I take my payroll, salary several times as of hers, and I have a total tax (income +ss) of 36%, and again with the nature of income tax there should be needed a lot of trickery for me to pay less as a salaried employee. Now he forgets his claims and starts ranting that how can I be happy paying so much…
It’s always the same. Tell a lie some people will just trust uncritically. When caught, just move the goal post or change the subject.