r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Sounds about right.

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u/Donkey-Hodey 1d ago

No one ever went broke betting on the stupidity of the average American.

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u/Huskies971 21h ago

There are Americans that think if they get a raise, they will make less due to taxes, because they don't understand how taxes work.

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u/Bruce0Willis 20h ago

Ah, I see you have met my co-workers.

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u/Summer_Moon2 19h ago

Yeah something about the word bracket scares them apparently. I have the exact same coworkers.

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u/BathroomCareful23 11h ago

I thought that when I was younger, right up to when I realized I'd have to triple my pay to even get close to the next bracket