good worker tax
taxing income is really weird from the point of view of the employer. yes, the employee technically pays the income tax. but the employee accepts the job offer based on how much money they actually get to take home. ie after taxes. therefore, the employer must cover their taxes. the tax rate for a low wage employee is lower than for a high wage employee. so there's some pressure to hire low wage, ie bad, employees instead of high wage, ie good, employees. even though they do the same work for the same total take home pay. this is just weird. it encourages employers to hire large numbers of inefficient workers. heh. just something to think about when you're waiting for your order at your favorite fast food place.