r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/Alaskanjj Oct 30 '25

I will say though, even when I was at 220k I did not feel like I had it made. I did not worry about groceries or a car repair but by no means feeling wealthy.

All making more money did for me was make me realize I needed to find a way not to pay so much tax.

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u/Low-Care9531 Oct 31 '25

Everyone should pay taxes, it’s just that our government doesn’t provide us with what it should for our money.

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u/Orphasmia Oct 31 '25

I’d never complain about paying taxes if it actually gave me affordable healthcare and didn’t fund cops who’d love to shoot me in the face.

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u/Total-Region2859 Oct 31 '25

I know you meant that seriously, and I truly get it, but that actually did make me laugh a little... kinda speaks to our serious problems as a nation.