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I feel that “outgroup dumb” is shitposting but it’s from a real poll.

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/5057-understanding-how-marginal-taxes-work-its-all-part

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (12 children)

For someone outside the American tax system, can anyone put the difference in approximate numbers?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

In exact numbers, 5 cents.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That one dollar in the 33% bracket has .33 in taxes instead of .28. So their obligation goes up .05 per every dollar in the 33% tax bracket.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 days ago

This belief is held by many older folks due to propoganda, and it is passed down to their children when their parents teach them about taxes. Since almost all younger folks use automated tax services, if they aren't doing the math themselves, the fact that this isn't true isn't going to be discovered. I was taught the incorrect way when I was a kid, but noticed that it was wrong the first time I had to do my own taxes. But when I told my parents the way it actually worked, they didn't believe me until I showed them the .gov site that breaks it down. I grew up in a small, blue collar town, and every single person I talked to about taxes parroted the same incorrect system.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 days ago (15 children)

This is the problem. My partner doesn’t want to work OT because he thinks it will cost him more in taxes. I explain why that’s not exactly true, but I can tell he’s not interested. Financial Literacy in the US is abysmal.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is not a US specific issue, tbh. I've heard this weird belief repeated by all sorts of people.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"you can't make less money by making more money"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unless you're poor enough to be on welfare. The Welfare Cliff is awful.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Your partner is a moron who doesn't understand relatively simple math.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There’s not enough information provided to reach this conclusion.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There is very much enough information given to reach that conclusion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

No, there is not. There are many tax credits one is no longer eligible for after a certain threshold. There are various programs one is no longer eligible for after a certain threshold.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oddly enough it kinda does. OT can make you pay out more taxes on that one check since withholdings are calculated by check. Basically the government/payroll system thinks you're going to be making that every week so more taxes will be taken out.

In reality this only effects the size of your tax bill or return at the end of the year.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's what people see and exactly why they think they got kicked up a whole tax bracket.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Run, if it's not too late.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No, they teach you this in high school. These people are just dumbasses

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Yes, everyone’s education is the same as yours.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago

And they'll also refuse to believe you when you try to explain it to them

[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It boggles my mind how many people who have had to pay taxes for decades even, don't understand how tax brackets work.

The only time you'll get screwed on making more is if you were getting some sort of socialized assistance and you make a dollar over the cut off for aid.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

Yeah, the Welfare Cliff is the only place where this happens and it's unconscionable.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is kind of by design to keep people from trying to get ahead at all

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

And to keep the private tax filing agencies afloat

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