NigelW Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 I've often heard Stefan say that the middle class is being exploited. Not being an economist, I'd like to know why this is the case. I feel angry. Especially because I just finished college and have started a job that doesn't pay minimum wage. Thanks, Nigel
ribuck Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Poor people can't be exploited by the government because they don't have enough money. Rich people don't get exploited by the government because they run the system. That leaves the middle as sitting ducks.
NigelW Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 So, it's pretty unavoidable and I don't really have a choice. I wonder why it's so difficult for me to accept that I am paying taxes and that thoses taxes are going to fund things that I have not consented to. It's really frustrating! I saw how my father dealt with his problems by drinking, being absent, etc.. I've taken on some of those behaviors. How should I look at taxation if my goal is to get resources? If my perspective seems out of place it would probably be due to isolation and a strong urge to play World of Warcraft! I need to know that what I am doing is going to help solve the problem of taxation, child abuse, etc. I'd like to know that I am helping in some way? I do donate but I think I could be doing so much more. I could promote videos but I don't have friends on facebook and I rarely meet people in my daily life. I am not sure why, but I am crying and my throat is getting tight. Thanks, Nigel
ribuck Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 So, it's pretty unavoidable and I don't really have a choice. I wonder why it's so difficult for me to accept that I am paying taxes and that thoses taxes are going to fund things that I have not consented to. Oh no, it's not unavoidable! But you need to do things a little differently. Instead of doing everything in a middle class way, you rearrange your life so that you do half of the things like a poor person (where that provides a tax advantage), and do the other half of the things like a rich person (where that provides a tax advantage). I'm in the middle of writing a piece for liberty.me exploring just that approach. In the UK at least, it's possible to (legally) pay almost no tax that way.
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