[abc123abc123]

Yep. The ability to work without paying taxes in this profession is of enormous value. It keeps prices lower for the consumer, and income higher for the handyman.

I seen many handymen with the latest and greatest luxury cars, and the demand is endless.

On the other side, it seems technologists salaries are stagnating, and the new guys on the market get lower and lower salaries, so it does indeed seem as if the best and quickest way to retiring early is the handyman approach coupled with a high level of non-taxes work.

[ForHackernews]

If you're willing to commit fraud anyway, just run a crypto scam. The payout is a lot higher, and it will use the white collar tech skills you already have rather than forcing you to learn a trade.

[indoordin0saur]

But then you have to feel bad that you're not contributing to society. The plumber is doing far more for society than any crypto con-artist is.

[altruios]

I mean, or you could help build houses instead of drain electricity. One is clearly less lazy and helping humanity more.

[Larrikin]

Not paying taxes is a drain on society

[altruios]

It's for certain a drain on the military industrial complex, but building houses while not supporting the current regime is certainly better than draining a bunch electricity to enrich only yourself and paying money to a bunch of authoritarian wannabe's.

I am impressed with your compression of the entirety of this conversation down to two values of right/wrong. /s

[Larrikin]

You compressed all taxes down to paying for the war in Iran