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Taking home less than $35k in SoCal should be illegal

I’m actually making $18.75 per hour, which is a few dollars more over minimum wage here State and federal taxes are ridiculous, in addition to social security, Medicare, and disability tax, wtf!!! I’m not even joking when I say I have about 23% in deductions each paycheck. 23 PERCENT I’m too afraid to do my taxes myself and make a mistake, so I have them done for me “professionally”. I’m getting back a total of just over $640. How is that even possible? Guess that’s what I get for being single with no kids. I was expecting back a few thousand. I feel so dumb I know the solution is “just get a better job”, but easier said than done. Why even apply somewhere low paying in the first place then? Hard to just go straight to max earnings I love CA but losing almost 1/4 of my pay is…


I’m actually making $18.75 per hour, which is a few dollars more over minimum wage here

State and federal taxes are ridiculous, in addition to social security, Medicare, and disability tax, wtf!!!

I’m not even joking when I say I have about 23% in deductions each paycheck. 23 PERCENT

I’m too afraid to do my taxes myself and make a mistake, so I have them done for me “professionally”. I’m getting back a total of just over $640. How is that even possible?

Guess that’s what I get for being single with no kids.

I was expecting back a few thousand. I feel so dumb

I know the solution is “just get a better job”, but easier said than done. Why even apply somewhere low paying in the first place then?
Hard to just go straight to max earnings

I love CA but losing almost 1/4 of my pay is insane

Taking so much from someone who makes so little is annoying as hell, but something they have no problem with

I don’t even break even, I have to borrow money from my parents and I work almost full time hours!

I have it all written down and I am paying it back, they’re not exactly rich either, guess that’s another problem!

Thanks for reading my rant!

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