AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline

Re:AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current gr... by 1000100_1000101 on Saturday October 11, 2025 @01:17PM (#45550865)

Typically "Cost Of Living" increases target roughly inflation. They don't really keep up though, due to taxes.

If you've got a decent tech job in Canada your marginal tax rate will be near 50%. Any new income is taxed at that rate, so that 3% COL raise, is really a 1.5% raise in your purchasing power, which typically makes you worse off.

Until you're at a very comfortable salary, you're better off job hopping to boost your salary. I'm pretty sure all the financial people are well aware they're eroding their employees salaries over time, and are hoping you are not aware.

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Re:AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current gr... by Retric on Saturday October 11, 2025 @02:24PM (#45551406)

Tax brackets also shift through time, though less frequently. So if you only get COL increases for 20 years you’re going to be reasonably close to the same after tax income barring significant changes to the tax code.

In the US the bottom tax brackets where 10% under 2020 $19,750 then 12% next bucket, in 2025 it’s 10% under $23,850 then 12% next bracket. https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/historical-income...

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Re:AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current gr... by skuzye on Saturday October 11, 2025 @04:38PM (#45552490)

And here I am in the UK, where the brackets have been frozen until 2028 (if they don't invent some reason to freeze further).

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Re:AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current gr... by Retric on Saturday October 11, 2025 @05:18PM (#45552799)

Freezing tax brackets is a somewhat stealthy way to shift the tax burden to lower income households as it’s less obviously a tax increase.

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