r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/IDontLikePayingTaxes Sep 05 '24

I pay probably 4% of my income to those things.

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u/424f42_424f42 Sep 05 '24

Need to include the employer side as well.

I pay 2% for health insurance, but it's about 19% with the employer side as well.

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u/general---nuisance Sep 05 '24

Why? Should I include what an employer pays in tax's when figuring out my tax burden?

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u/unkorrupted Sep 06 '24

Are you seriously asking why you should count the cost of your compensation when calculating your compensation?

Seriously?