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by Izkata 1281 days ago
Unrelated to this exactly, but on perception: There was some sort of tax break that was going to be repealed around 2014 or 2015 that had been in place for around 10 years, and I got into a conversation with someone who didn't understand why so many were against it. Honestly I thought it was pretty obvious: Roughly school to retirement is 40-50 years, so for around 20-25% of the workforce that repeal wasn't a return to normal, it was a straight tax increase. They were actually surprised and had never considered that viewpoint before.