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Fri Jan 4, 2013, 08:41 PM

Jan 2013

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So I opened my pay stub this morning... [View all]
It's my first day back to work this year (I've been sick with a stomach bug). I see my pay stub on my desk, so I crack it open...

And on my computer, Facebook asks me, "How's it going, Bob?"

My response:

"It's going kinda shitty, Facebook. I'm still sick, but decided to crawl back into work, and I just learned that after a year at my job, I now make $7 a week LESS than I did, just so I can pay more into a federal program that won't exist when I'm old enough to use it. But we can keep tax breaks for people making almost half a million dollars a year (or what I'll make in almost TWO MOTHERFUCKING DECADES!). Congress can go fuck themselves..."

Between this and the docking of my pay because my job (using my degree from a state school) can't fund my college loans, I'm making about what I did when I was at McDonald's in high school ($6.75 after taxes). Any tax refund at the federal or state level will go bye-bye before I even get it. I figure in about 60 years I should be paid off at my current rate of repayment. Oh, BTW, I've never had a credit card and my car was $450.00 cash out of a guy's yard, so I'm not living the high life on credit, either.

So... what the fuck is the point of all this? Seriously, I'm asking: what the FUCK is the point?

Don't ask me, I just work here...

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"It's my first day back to work this year" jberryhill Jan 2013 #1

LOL. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #107

Is this a continuation of this? If so, I wish the Group Hosts would lock it. It only attracts..... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #2

Not a continuation RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #20

Hosts can't lock this because it does fit the Statement of Purpose REP Jan 2013 #106

However, it's a duplicate of a duplicate of a duplicate Glitterati Jan 2013 #143

Not even for that - only in LBN REP Jan 2013 #155

See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3

Screwed OccupyManny Jan 2013 #4

See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #8

+1 pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #21

Pardon me RomneyLies Jan 2013 #48

... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #50

... RomneyLies Jan 2013 #53

hey. there is no post 87. I wanna see post 87! love your graphics! robinlynne Jan 2013 #55

Long story short RomneyLies Jan 2013 #59

Who knows? Maybe "Post 87" will become the new "700 Club" of DU. :) nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #140

Thank you. Someone has to say it. See the newbies gathering. freshwest Jan 2013 #47

Thank George Bush for the tax cuts and other dreaded policy that brought us to this point. nt NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #9

Really? You didn't understand that the SS rate cut was initially for one year, but sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #10

Oh you poor thing you are grossing $1250 a week and you have doc03 Jan 2013 #18

me too! patrice Jan 2013 #26

I will personally be paying an additional $187/month more. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #56

+1 doc03 Jan 2013 #61

i agree. eom ellenfl Jan 2013 #117

Maybe El Rushbo will give you a loan Floyd_Gondolli Jan 2013 #28

Could you bring a friend? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #31

Grumpy says get over it. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #65

You're ridiculous but I have to give you SERIOUS props on the user name Number23 Jan 2013 #132

No way! Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #5

Jeezus... zappaman Jan 2013 #6

I am sorry that pay inequality has hit you so hard, even tho you did everything "right." CTyankee Jan 2013 #7

+1 CTyankee JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #14

Well politicians are not really promising anything to the youth davidn3600 Jan 2013 #16

I said I didn't blame him for being discouraged. I get that. CTyankee Jan 2013 #25

The SS won't be there is a GOP meme from the 1950s. It's wishful thinking on their part. freshwest Jan 2013 #52

SS is fine, anyone claiming it won't be there in the furture is lying. sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #34

It's the Obama tax cuts now. dkf Jan 2013 #54

Well with their attitude it won't be there n/t doc03 Jan 2013 #22

Right Wing propaganda? c1kabar Jan 2013 #162

Oh, I agree with your arguments entirely. I was just trying to be empathetic but CTyankee Jan 2013 #163

What period of work does it cover? CJCRANE Jan 2013 #11

If your paycheck is dated 1/1/2013.... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #19

Nope. You're wrong. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #27

No, I'm not. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #45

She's correct. It's based off check date not pay period. n/t tammywammy Jan 2013 #46

I don't think so quakerboy Jan 2013 #64

Cash basis is the way wages are handled per IRS Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #118

Our check was hit the same way Broken_Hero Jan 2013 #39

Don't fall for it JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #12

Is this what Rush told you? zappaman Jan 2013 #13

As I said in one of the other threads by people who have already gotten a pay check this year gollygee Jan 2013 #15

Actually, I got this email this morning after yesterday's payday... zappaman Jan 2013 #17

#1. Some of us have other plans for Medicare & SS; what are yours? #2. This is only the begining of patrice Jan 2013 #23

Take the red pill. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #24

Could be a false dichotomy; how about both red & blue pills, or a purple pill, or no pill at all? nt patrice Jan 2013 #32

Do you not understand the word "temporary" leftynyc Jan 2013 #29

don't vote for people that want to cut said federal program Johonny Jan 2013 #30

OFFS............ Marrah_G Jan 2013 #33

Your concern is noted Glitterati Jan 2013 #35

Anyone notice all these OPs about the 2% payroll tax have been doc03 Jan 2013 #36

Surely it is a coincidence that Rush said the same thing today AND mentioned DU? zappaman Jan 2013 #40

Aha! That explains it Glitterati Jan 2013 #42

ROFL gollygee Jan 2013 #44

I have noticed a lot of that on the gun issue also, they are either doc03 Jan 2013 #49

Fortunately the dittoheads have very short attention spans. yardwork Jan 2013 #58

Yes. Over and over. Glitterati Jan 2013 #41

And, a lot of them billh58 Jan 2013 #66

Derp. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #37

Call for the Waaaaambulance. riqster Jan 2013 #38

What did you major in, underwater basket weaving? RomneyLies Jan 2013 #43

Nice forward of a right-wing screed from facebook! MineralMan Jan 2013 #51

how is it right wing? BainsBane Jan 2013 #62

Only recently, it was originally their stupid assed idea. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #68

That doesn't mean the OP is right-wing BainsBane Jan 2013 #86

Well, I kind of wonder what kind of attention he's been paying....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #95

Most people are unaware there was a holiday at all BainsBane Jan 2013 #99

Sorry that won't wash either....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #105

There is a difference between a secret BainsBane Jan 2013 #109

If I thought the OP WAS a member of the "working poor" ....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #116

Of course I wasn't unaware BainsBane Jan 2013 #136

Well handled correctly, this kind of thing might........ socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #145

I didn't accuse them of such. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #111

Only it was the Republicans who insisted on the increase BainsBane Jan 2013 #133

If I were them, I'd insist to. Time to bust out the poison pill and then play hero in calling to TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #157

Abolition of slavery BainsBane Jan 2013 #101

I think the merits of the payroll holiday are a bit less cut and dry than slavery TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #119

For sure BainsBane Jan 2013 #120

I would like to thank you for contributing to my social security and medicare. I southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #156

Official White House response: pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #57

Hahaha Evergreen Emerald Jan 2013 #158

Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #60

Too much fail in one post... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #63

Sorry but you wrong with point #4. Sadiedog Jan 2013 #85

Also wrong about #1....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #96

No I am not wrong about #1 Kalidurga Jan 2013 #100

Does this stuff work for you in real life? Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #67

You don't make $7 less Glassunion Jan 2013 #69

Sure you did... SidDithers Jan 2013 #70

+1,000 malaise Jan 2013 #81

Nice try, Bob. Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #71

Long time lurker Veridicus Jan 2013 #72

Great post. You should lurk less and post more. Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #73

Welcome to DU. gkhouston Jan 2013 #74

Welcome to DU and indeed. uppityperson Jan 2013 #75

I think we need more like you. Please post more and welcome my friend to DU. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #78

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #84

Jerk Veridicus Jan 2013 #89

Laters Veridicus Jan 2013 #90

Wow I'm honestly sorry. Did you read the body of my post? Glassunion Jan 2013 #92

See my post, below. eom truth2power Jan 2013 #112

After reading your apology I went and read the arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #121

My apologies Veridicus Jan 2013 #161

Hey Verdicus Vanje Jan 2013 #94

he was paying you a compliment Marrah_G Jan 2013 #103

I'm gonna out myself. I was the only juror who voted to leave the above hidden post alone, truth2power Jan 2013 #110

I got it but I had to read it twice because the arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #124

Okay, I don't post here much either... MoonchildCA Jan 2013 #113

Verrrrry interesting arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #125

How so? MoonchildCA Jan 2013 #129

Definitely the former... arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #135

Great post. Don't worry, he's almost certainly a troll. Barack_America Jan 2013 #127

Stop voting republican and you will get social security. aandegoons Jan 2013 #76

Just in case of a self-delete: NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #77

Dear Delicate Flower - you are now paying the same payroll tax you did in HS jpak Jan 2013 #79

Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team) wedding16 Jan 2013 #80

Why.. michaelpdhart Jan 2013 #82

The FICA tax withholding is different than the taxes on your income. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #104

Not everyone gets paid weekly, you know Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #122

but you can still do the math. 1500 every two weeks is 3k a month notadmblnd Jan 2013 #128

I'm disputing your allegation that the $25 doesn't mean anything Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #138

I didn't say that it didn't mean anything. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #146

Few things Mike.... Marrah_G Jan 2013 #160

you must related some guy named Rush riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #83

That increase you notice is because of the so-called tax holiday and is independent of the cliff still_one Jan 2013 #87

Planted post randr Jan 2013 #88

Absolutely. First sign, hit and run. The op did not respond further still_one Jan 2013 #91

From the transcript of Rush Limbaugh's show today Glitterati Jan 2013 #98

Thanks for the context still_one Jan 2013 #139

My thought, as well. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #147

BobClark, You should get a Union job so they can negotiate higher wages. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #93

As long as there's capitalism there will be SERIOUS income inequality...... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #97

yep backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #102

People were calling it a salary cut at work yesterday when the email went out. roamer65 Jan 2013 #154

It's January 4th. You worked one day this year and already got paid for it? REP Jan 2013 #108

Demand a refund from college, for the loan. julian09 Jan 2013 #114

Yep Rider3 Jan 2013 #115

It was always a temporary tax cut. BlueCheese Jan 2013 #123

Hey dude, tell Rush hi!! Better yet, on second thought... Barack_America Jan 2013 #126

You guys can all go fuck yourselves... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #130

First of all, the increase you saw was due to the tax holiday expiring. That so-called holiday still_one Jan 2013 #141

The whirling DU propeller blades, you didn't see them Fumesucker Jan 2013 #144

Liberals have about as much compassion for low wage earners as conservatives. roamer65 Jan 2013 #149

There are only two possible explanations for your op. Trolling or ignorance. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #151

This surprise will be remembered in 2014. amandabeech Jan 2013 #131

We need a party and a President with the balls to get the FICA withholding cap removed. roamer65 Jan 2013 #148

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #134

I take it that you are one of those 'the glass is half empty' types. jillan Jan 2013 #137

Time to call the WAAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE! we can do it Jan 2013 #142

did bobclark call us? Skittles Jan 2013 #153

omg, thanks for that picture! we can do it Jan 2013 #159

no, getting that paltry $ taken out insures you WILL have SS later librechik Jan 2013 #150

you're gonna be disapponted, bobclark Skittles Jan 2013 #152