Couldn't agree more

Especially when you consider what Jesus said about rich people.

Agree if it's a private parking firm scalping people for huge amounts of cash. Don't necessarily agree if that money is being fed back into the health trust or hospital itself (though of course that shouldn't have to happen at all, nor should the vast amount of charitable monies that hospitals rely on)

How about the employer pays the employee? Crazy concept, but it works!!! And if that employee makes the customer extra pleased with the provided service, that tip goed to that employee! (And not the employer...) I still can't believe how weird that US system is. It almost feels like it is extortion of the employers. Or should I drop the "feels like" in the previous sentence?

Let's add prison phone charges. If we're really trying to rehabilitate people so they emerge as helpful members of society, why are inmates charged up to $5.70 for a 15 minute phone call? This is the state that pays prisoners $0.13 per hour to work.

This!! Recently I have noticed a lot of bank ATMs are being replaced by non-bank ATMs which charge a fee to withdraw money. Getting to the point where I have trouble finding a local ATM that I can withdraw money from without paying money.

They shouldn't be allowed to do it at all.

Smug smile from the UK.

I still don't understand why the IRS takes your taxes automatically each check. They keep track of it. Its all filed and documented. They knew how much they took, the percentage. They have a good idea of what you're owed back. But you have to jump through hoops and do backflips and possibly saw off an arm or leg to get back what they took from you.

Apparently, the IRS goes after the middle-class for their mistakes because they pay the fines while there's no point charging the wealthy or a big corporation, as they simply take the IRS to court, which takes years (I can't remember where I heard this)

I've always done my own taxes. The only time I ever made a mistake, it resulted in the IRS owing *me* money - which, surprisingly enough, they informed me of and duly paid.

If they know how much you owe, then they should just send you a bill.

or asking to provide information that state already has...

"You'll have to fill out this form.. .we know how much you owe us but if you declare it wrong, you'll go to prison!"

This is punishment for human error mostly error in posting or addition of course the Government thinks every citizen (except the rich ones) are trying to rip them off!

You are right! It's like you go to a Walmart, buy milk, and the cashier told you: drop the money in the cash register.. how much? I do not know, just drop the money... 10 days after that, get arrested for stilling money!

im autistic, so I dont really know how to do any of this stuff. I've gotten a part time job to kinda supplement, my social security. didnt know how to fill out my W2s. and I ve never gotten calls from the IRS. even tho, I pit down 7 dependents on my form. cuz I didnt really know what ot ment. I just did what my brother told me, to put down.

It's awful to be afraid of your own government because you might make a mistake on your taxes.

Still haven't gotten my return despite filing on time last year...

Yes but you’re missing out on the wild exciting game of “will I be audited?”

Add, income tax refunds. They keep your money for a year and collect interest on it and then you have to file a form begging them to give it back to you without interest. And then many people act like it is free money, like the government is giving you something. In fact it is your own money they have been hoarding and are reluctantly giving it back.

You only get fined if you try to skirt your taxes. If you over pay, you get a refund. The above was clearly written by someone who has never filed taxes.

Yes! i hate this! Please just tell me what I owe.

We have a similar deal but the deal is they send you their estimate and you either sign it off, or submit a dispute (usually a claim). In your claim you might submit things like your bank statement showing what was also tax-deductible. It's intended for you to claim back tax if you were overtaxed. If however you have undeclared income you're supposed to declare it. However here all companies are supposed to pay PAYE (like UK) so theoretically it's your company's problem if they have not paid up. It's only if you have a side hussle that you are liable and the amount you hussled has to be over 4000 usd. In general, the tax man (as we call it) only comes after you if you have an extravagant lifestyle that doesn't match your income, e.g. they detect that you bought a mansion (deeds office reports it to them), and yet your declared income is really low.

How is it done over there? from Canada

Taxes are the time you may have to pay someone to get your bill.

Ronald Reagan's legacy, he abolished the "Fairness Doctrine". Contrasting viewpoints on controversial subjects were no longer required by law, so, networks were given free rein to embellish the stories reported.

Never heard of this (UK) can you please explain what it is?

There are fantastic free open source alternatives for most popular Adobe softwares. I use Darktable and GIMP instead of Lightroom and Photoshop and I edit my videos on OpenShot instead of Premiere. They work great and costs 0$ but I donate a little to support those developers and designers. And if you need to recover your data from a corrupted hard drive or something check icarefree, another free software which works way better than those expensive recovery services. Long live open source!

Minor tax in UK ensures all medical care is free at point of use ...and yes there are waiting lists...but no one is turned away. No one is penalised for being out of work or not having private insurance. Minor prescription charges in some parts of UK (free in my area Wales) only extra private charges are for opticians and dentistry for adults. You can still get plans for those too...but any medical care required from say an optician finding something requiring treatment is referred back to NHS for treatment with no charge.

Any fees for digital tickets. Booking fee, printing fee, whatever.

And most people end up in debt because of MLMs. They're just legal pyramid schemes.

This is up there with razor blades. In some cases it's cheaper to buy a new printer each time and use the ink it comes with.

I hate the fact i pay subscription to all the channels. Out of 200 i watch like 20 tops. Vut there's no profit if i only subscribe to 20 favourite ones

Rich people paying richer people to make legislation that makes them richer.

it's free in most countries

That's why The Netherlands has a system where every defect in your rented house means that you pay less rent. At a certain number of defects the house is declared uninhabitable. Landlords hate the system because it means that people can pay less than half of their rent without risking being evicted. The only thing landlords can do to prevent it from happening is keeping the houses up to standard.

Every single human being that makes money from religion, no matter how they do it. Take the Pope, for example.

This should be (and where I live most likely is) illegal.

Companies with bots who buy up blocks of tickets, usually really good ones, and if you wanted a seat in that section you have to pay a fortune to some scam company to get it. Legalized scalping.

WHAAAAT, where does this happen? I didn't even know this was a thing!

Oh my gosh in Australia that treatment would cost $4.50 from a pharmacy.

Paris’ story was so sad to hear.

My homeowners insurance dropped me after I filed my first claim in 16 years. It was a minor claim as well.

They should be allowed to engage in legal business activities like anyone else. It should be in a double blind trust however. The issue isnt the trading stocks, it is that they have direct control.

Okay well maybe this wouldn’t be done if the tax rate wasn’t insane. Killing your self working half the year for people who hate you and other people who hate your home country, sometimes a mix of both. It’s a fûcking scam, so we scam back. Plus I like my painting of a black line, and it’s worth the value people will pay for it. Sorry you can’t spend my money for me.

The news in Australia is pretty bad too. There’s even advertisements presented within informational programs that appear as if a factual piece. Shouldn’t be allowed. I don’t even read/watch it now and rely on more objective sources from overseas. There may be some in Australia but I’ve yet to find them.