In defense of EMPLOYER provided leave, my entry-level position was the floater that went from department to department assisting until the girls on leave came back, or until they hired a replacement for the ones that decided not to. The fact that the employer didn’t know if they were coming back or not provided me with a job.
“The fact that the employer didn’t know if they were coming back or not provided me with a job.”
You were reaping benefits from the gubmint-induced inefficiencies. Nothing to brag about, but it may have been beneficial to your finances at the expense of the company’s.
The income tax code creates many jobs for accountants, tax planners, and lawyers. It’s a big reason it will take an absolute upheaval to change things. These facts do not mean that the income tax is not immoral and intrusive to say the least.