Taxes themselves are not theft, but the misuse of those taxes (such as waging purposeless war, refurbishing your gifted airplane emoluments, funneling money to a family member's private business, putting public money into crypto scams, or vandalizing public monuments) is a kind of theft.
But in reality, community expenses don't pay themselves and only whiny lolbertarian babies think that taxes to pay for those things is theft, so it is "arguable", but making the argument says more about you than about taxes.
I can never not upvote the never slop kitto, but after zooming in, I think this may actually be one of the original images that was stolen and fed to the slop machines.
Wow, it's weird how that completely change my mind about it. It has several things that point to AI IMO. A lazily done background plant wouldn't have several of the odd details that it has, and all of those are common AI red flags. Lines "drawn" from an outside edge to an inside detail in a weird way is the most obvious one.
The rich who extract the wealth from the workers through not paying their fair share of profits should be paying most of it. (Or better yet not allowed to exist in the first place)
The people who need assistance are the ones least capable of paying for it.
Hahaha that’s a funny joke. Job creators 😂 I suppose all that wealth trickles down as well.
The rich are more than well off, they can afford to pay their fair share as our planet dies from the ecological cost of their actions. We don’t need to go defending them.
Unless you're in some crazy tax bracket, I'm fairly sure most Swedes don't pay 55% income tax.
I checked Skatteverket's calculator and if I state that I make 1M SEK per year (104k USD) the taxation rate is 33.8%. Heck, even at 10M SEK it's so only 50%ish.
That's the income tax. The employer also have to pay "Arbetsgivaravgift". Whenever something is bought there is a 25% VAT (except food which is taxed lower). Sometimes you have to pay taxes on the price where VAT is already added.
These tax structures exist in the US and other places as well. Besides, the meme referred to income tax so the fact that other taxes exist isn't immediately relevant here.
And anecdotally, the overall cost of living was less for me in Sweden than it is here in Canada. Taxes don't tell the entire story.
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DudleyMason@lemmy.ml · 41 pts · 22h
"Taxes are theft" bullshit grift spotted. Tapping the sign.
CalemitousVariantK@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 19h
Taxes themselves are not theft, but the misuse of those taxes (such as waging purposeless war, refurbishing your gifted airplane emoluments, funneling money to a family member's private business, putting public money into crypto scams, or vandalizing public monuments) is a kind of theft.
DudleyMason@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 17h
That's embezzlement from the treasury, which is different than pretending that taxes going into the Treasury is theft.
MrChewy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 21h
Arguably, both the red and yellow can be theft at the same time
DudleyMason@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 17h
But in reality, community expenses don't pay themselves and only whiny lolbertarian babies think that taxes to pay for those things is theft, so it is "arguable", but making the argument says more about you than about taxes.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 19h
Yes, one could argue that. One could also argue the world is flat. Arguing is easy.
Binette@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 4h
I don't think they were talking about taxes, unless I'm mistaken. It's obviously about wage theft, right?
Edit: Nvm I forgot taxes work differently in the US
DeckPacker@piefed.social · 35 pts · 23h
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 23h
it's basically a stock photo. If someone used AI to make this, they're dumb as rocks.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 16 pts · 23h
I don't see any signs of this being slop. Am I already losing my ability to tell?
eatCasserole@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 23h
I can never not upvote the never slop kitto, but after zooming in, I think this may actually be one of the original images that was stolen and fed to the slop machines.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 23h
It's gonna get hard telling original images that were bitcrushed by reuploads and ai images that look bitcrushed because of not enough passes.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 20h
The only part that looks a little odd to me is the plant on the left
M137@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 16h
Wow, it's weird how that completely change my mind about it. It has several things that point to AI IMO. A lazily done background plant wouldn't have several of the odd details that it has, and all of those are common AI red flags. Lines "drawn" from an outside edge to an inside detail in a weird way is the most obvious one.
DeckPacker@piefed.social · 1 pts · 22h
I might be wrong, maybe thia style was stolen by AI and that's why it reminds me of it now.
Also, it seems a bit yellow, I think.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 22h
Maybe it's made out of styrene and OP left it out in the sun.
Zarobi@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 16h
This reminds me of "out of context terrible WikiHow artwork" memes. Here's one I found randomly on their front page
Objection@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 16h
This meme predates slop.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 35 pts · 23h
Hey I'm okay with paying forty percent tax when it helps feed, clothe and shelter the needy and funds our universal healthcare.
Quokka@quokk.au · 22 pts · 23h
I hardly think a tradie should be hitting a 40% tax bracket, let the rich pay the high rates not the struggling workers.
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 16h
Including property tax, sales tax, healthcare, it's not hard to hit 40 total
Quokka@quokk.au · 3 pts · 16h
The mean annual wage for a tradie is $43K, which should put them in the 12% tax bracket.
So all those other taxes are adding up to an additional 28%? That’s a pretty unfair tax system for such low income earners.
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 15h
No. If you're doing 55 hrs with overtime you should be closer to 60k a year.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · -8 pts · 23h
How much assistance do the rich need though so the workers should be funding most of it.
Quokka@quokk.au · 8 pts · 23h
The rich who extract the wealth from the workers through not paying their fair share of profits should be paying most of it. (Or better yet not allowed to exist in the first place)
The people who need assistance are the ones least capable of paying for it.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · -8 pts · 23h
They also create the jobs so they're paying all that tax too.
Quokka@quokk.au · 6 pts · 22h
Hahaha that’s a funny joke. Job creators 😂 I suppose all that wealth trickles down as well.
The rich are more than well off, they can afford to pay their fair share as our planet dies from the ecological cost of their actions. We don’t need to go defending them.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · -7 pts · 22h
The wealth does trickle down and they're burdened with the stress of creating jobs so they deserve a little respect from us.
Quokka@quokk.au · 6 pts · 22h
Haha fuck that’s good, thanks for the laugh.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19h
Nobody ever thanks the job creators anymore. Same goes for landlords. When I was coming up, we showed GRATITUDE for having a place to live!
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 22h
All what tax? The Job Creators’ tax? It doesn’t exist. That’s what we’re asking for.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 22h
you dont have to keep licking the boot, you can choose not to
aaa999@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 21h
profits steal from you and do none of those things
op image didn't say tax
Almacca@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 21h
If only that was what it was used for.
Sergio@piefed.social · 18 pts · 23h
😃 "Fight with memes"
🤮 "X"
Zidane@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 19h
Best I can do on my shite phone
Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 22h
Taxes aren't theft. They pay for roads and other services everyone uses. Framing them as they is right wing bullshit.
Mongostein@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 22h
Yeah but about the slush funds and ballrooms and wars no one wants? That part sounds like theft to me.
not@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 23h
Ha! In Sweden it is 40 hours, and 55% stolen by the child eating pedophiles.
ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 18h
Unless you're in some crazy tax bracket, I'm fairly sure most Swedes don't pay 55% income tax.
I checked Skatteverket's calculator and if I state that I make 1M SEK per year (104k USD) the taxation rate is 33.8%. Heck, even at 10M SEK it's so only 50%ish.
not@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 9h
That's the income tax. The employer also have to pay "Arbetsgivaravgift". Whenever something is bought there is a 25% VAT (except food which is taxed lower). Sometimes you have to pay taxes on the price where VAT is already added.
ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 2h
These tax structures exist in the US and other places as well. Besides, the meme referred to income tax so the fact that other taxes exist isn't immediately relevant here.
And anecdotally, the overall cost of living was less for me in Sweden than it is here in Canada. Taxes don't tell the entire story.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22h
Hey, come on now. They aren't eating the kids. Just repeatedly raping them.
DudleyMason@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 22h
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 19h
Hey there's a difference between eating a child and drinking their blood. When will the Poor's learn...
HollowNaught@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 16h