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Have you ever cared how much tax you pay? (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 week ago by manicdave@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It's always talked about in the media as if everyone cares, but I don't think I've ever heard a normal person complain.

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[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not historically, no. Were my taxes always used properly? Probably not, but I believed in the overall system generically.

But since Trump's second term I've cut back significantly on Federal taxes I pay (I still pay State). I've converted some FTE-related income to 1099 and ceased paying quarterly and I've claimed 10+ allowances on W4 income to reduce taxes withheld.

I'm on a payment plan of $250/mo with the IRS and they most recently told me to just keep paying monthly as best I can.

Thing is, I owe far, far, far more than 100x that. So I guess they'll just never get all their money. I don't care.