Mary Pitt: "The Truth about your Income Tax"

Now appearing at Discomfit magazine - Mary Pitt!  [Excerpt]  ... Where did these privileges of the working class go and why? It's simple. In effect, these "reforms", instituted on the pretext of making the tax report more simple, effectively increased the amounts of taxable income and thereby increased to taxes on the average wage earner while preserving the privilege of the ruling class. Even the deductions from our pay checks for Social Security reflect our second-class status. While most of us pay the same percentage of our entire income for this purpose, those who are paid amounts beyond our wildest dreams are allowed to stop contributing. ... Read more