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[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

There is this phenomenon "quiet quitting" now.

But over 10 years ago Homer Simpson said, "Don't quit, just go in and do a half-assed job. That's the American way!"

[–]IkeConn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

True but at what point do taxes make work pointless?

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

When benefits received are far less than taxes paid, and also the amount of taxes being paid out is a significant chunk of total income. I think that's when people start to give up, or start working under the table