[Impala64ssa]

Video and tweets at link. This young man has a, I HATE this smarmy phrase, teachable moment. What's frustrating and sad, he's probably old enough to vote and chances are he'll support the very party screwing him over. #walkaway #blexit

[I want the USA back]

What portion of the money went to those who aren’t working but are in seattle/portland burning and breaking things?

[eyeamok]

The more you make, the more they take

[freedumb2003]

>>I HATE this smarmy phrase, teachable moment.<<

If you precede it with an “ahem” like Rush does, it is OK.

[2aProtectsTheRest]

Work harder, people! Millions on welfare depend on you!

[Secret Agent Man]

teachable moment - no

wake-up call - yes

reality check - yes

[cgbg]

My favorite line—”but I already got a social security number”.

Time for the young man to read some Ayn Rand!

[amihow]

Lol. My first born came home at 15 with first paycheck,furious, and asked me if fica was fuxking income confiscation association.

[shotgun]

Although not my first experience, but when I started out in construction as a Journeyman pipefitter in 1979 our scale was $16.64/hour. Jimmah Cahtah was president and the Feds had tax brackets as high a 70+%.

I was in the 50+% bracket as my fed taxes were about $340/week! Those were the big anti-tax, free-American citizen days.

[CharleysPride]

If the kid is interested in making money without paying taxes, he needs to form a corporation.

The idea that a working man can make it in the US was quaint when I was growing up, now it just sounds like some b.s story from some college preppy.

In other words, unbelievable.

[SMARTY]

Try THIS one on:

I had the same sinking feeling in my stomach, too. But it was worse. My first job was in a steel mill and the union thugs helped themselves to my pay, too.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

My first job paying hourly wages was working as a counterman at a concession on Rockaway Beach, buck-sixty an hour, minimum wage. I had taxes and Social Security withheld. Legally I was too young, at fifteen, but I was glad to have the job and the pay. I didn’t really believe my boss was sending in the withholding, but many years later, I saw my lifetime earnings statement from the Social Security Administration and that job showed up.

[dfwgator]

"The Government do take a bite, don't she?"

[W.]

Got my first paycheck @ 16 in ‘72, ran the numbers, 35% haircut. Can’t quote my comments here, though. Drag, it was...

[Mastador1]

I have to ask, just how many damn times is this story going to be posted?

[moovova]

Poor kid...I feel for him.

[ealgeone]

Would be instructional to show him where his taxes go. Show him the people on welfare laying around watching tv that he's paid for talking on their obama phones he's paid for and on and on.