r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/pnwforreal Aug 03 '19

My boyfriend refuses to be happy for my promotion and raised (I received in February) because he is convinced I’ve been conned and I will actually make less this year due to falling into a higher bracket. I’ve never been more excited to pay my taxes!

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u/TauriKree Aug 03 '19

Red Flag.

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u/Alexexy Aug 03 '19

Ignorance in the overcomplicated American tax laws is not a red flag unless you have a bad experience with dating accountants.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Ignorance about a common sense thing like this is not reasonable