Taxes suck.
I got a small raise at work. A bump up of about $1,600. I get paid every two weeks so I just got my paycheck today, and I compared it to the previous one. The net increase in my salary is $35.79 per check * 26 checks = $670.54 for the year after taxes. I got a
$1,600 raise and I'm paying $930 of it in taxes. That blows.
Taxes suck.
(edit - I know there are also insurance deductions and whatnot, but it all feels like tax to me.)
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One of the two original Atlanta .NET Regular Guys, Matt fills his free time by helping to run several Atlanta area user groups, the Atlanta Code Camps, and works as one of the two INETA co-Vice Presidents of Technology