The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
Cant imagine making 30 k a year and having to pay even 1600 in taxes. This is saying it will increase that much.
making 30 k a year and having to pay even 1600 in taxes
That's like 5.3%, could that be real? That would be ridiculously low. I just checked and with that same income I'd be paying 2480 in Germany, or 8.3%, and that's in taxes alone. After social insurances and health insurance the total deduction would be 6450 or 21.5% total.
I can’t say anything about the validity of the infographic but it says “increase up to” so it’s relative not absolute. So without knowing the current taxation it would be hard to say that tax is low, unless you think the increase is too low. Or am I missing something?
The text from the OP below the infographic was my point of reference, not the graphic itself.
Ah, I get now what you mean. Fair point.
Do you have local taxes? We have state taxes, house taxes, etc, so not sure what the equivalent would be.
I'm speaking from the perspective if you're that close to or under the poverty line it does not help society to tax you any amount.
These people have to live somewhere. Why is nobody killing them?
What world are you living in? Only slightly more 1\4 of the US voting population tried to stop fascists from taking over even after the fascists said, "Hey, we're fascists, and we plan on getting super fascisty up in dis bitch!". Slightly less than 1\4 of the voting population actively worked to put the fascist in power and the remaining half gave the fascists 2 thumbs up and cheered them on. You are talking like this is some coup, but the US fucking invited them in and handed them the keys to the place. Even with all their tricks and lies and downright illegal activities, it wouldn't have meant shit if just a small percentage of the rest of the voting population had bothered to vote. So, even if we pretend that we are all Rambo and go on some single-handed "cleansing" of Washington, and we just murder the shit out of them without them lifting a finger to stop us. WTF is that going to do for us? They'll just be replaced by more monsters because that's what we chose.
Americans are brainwashed with an ideology of nonviolence
The population has been made isolated at the community level. There are very few local groups doing any reaction at all to this.
And violent reactions which are successful are a group action; it’s very seldom an individual, in any era of history, changed the politics by themselves.
And as long as there are no impromptu gatherings of significant frequency, there will be very little violence.
The internet is not a replacement for community driven change which powers all social and political movements, peaceful or not.
The turning point, if there is one, will be lots of local meetings by the thousands , and not until then. No matter how violent or passive the individuals be
Why don’t we just charge the homeless infinite tax money to support the government?
IMAGINE GIVING A FUCK ABOUT $36K WHEN YOU MAKE NEARLY $1 MILLION / YR!!!
Imagine not pursuing all your hobbies and instead opressing minorities and waging war all around the world when you make 100 billion a year. First person to say that is elons interest, and that's valid, can stand in line behind him at the guillotine.
If I had that kind of money, you'd never hear about me again. I'd just stay quiet and fund a whole lot of charities and scholarships.
You would never get that rich in the first place because you aren't a sociopath.
Solution: stop paying taxes.
I just started doing this for federal, not state, and I'm curious what happens.
I'll probably owe a little extra fee at EOY, but I'm not worried about that. They'll have to ask me for this money.
And then I'll probably try and get a payment plan. Just deny and delay as long as I can.
Because why not?
Because a defunded IRS will track easy fish like yourself and be quicker to fine you.
I don't care. I struggle to even find accountants willing to do my taxes, I doubt underfunded IRS is going to want to tackle that mess.
And even if they do, I'm of multiple cultures that I'm damned if I do regardless, so might as well take that extra money and do some good with it while I can.
Don't worry. It'll trickle down... eventually... The cash might be a bit red though... /j
I mean, I agree with this and think it should be spread widely, but probably should be in politics or politicalmemes.
Enshittification is, from the sidebar, "The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits."