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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by darpa_escapee on Thursday April 12, 2018 @11:41AM (#16822065)
The way the current tax regime and economic system are setup in the US, they both favor the employer-employee relationship heavily and, in a way, penalize a worker for existing outside of it.

Personally, I don't think that's a coincidence.

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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by snuxoll on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:04PM (#16823920)
See self-employment tax for a good example. Yes, it really is just the other 7% of the FICA (payroll) tax that an employer would normally pay, but I've seen people get thrown for a loop when another 7% of their 1099 or self-employment income gets taken away than they were "expecting" because it gets hidden from normal W-2 employees.
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