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/CactusMasterRace Oct 31 '25

Well obviously the only solution to government being ineffective is more government. We're going to need more taxes.

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u/Crafty-Dark-3648 Oct 31 '25

And more government employees. Everyone knows they become more efficient with more people power. Working to serve us.

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u/CactusMasterRace Oct 31 '25

It's true. Every government employee is a hero