# Occupy Wallstreet **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 29, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/occupy-wallstreet/260647 "2011-09-29T12:57:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 37
**Author:** ![Upstate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b3f665/32.png) [@Upstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Upstate)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/occupy-wallstreet/260647/37 "2011-10-03T19:33:41Z")
> [@EPIC THREAD!....GTR Stolen in Calgary - Forum finds theif (now with PICS)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/epic-thread-gtr-stolen-in-calgary-forum-finds-theif-now-with-pics/45787/46): > > Like the example I brought up earlier, any logical person will take a $20K raise even if it will be taxed $10K on it. 50%, fuckit, make it taxed 75%. You’re still netting $5K, it’s simple fucking math. This is a ridiculous statement. If someone is getting a raise, no matter what the dollar amount, there is certain amount of work that is expected to make up for that. NO ONE would accept a $20,000 raise if they were only going to see half or less of it. I know what I’m worth in my line of work, and if my boss came to me and said he was promoting me and giving me a $20K raise, I would know exactly how much more was expected of me to compensate for that bump, and I can tell you if I knew the government was taking 50-75% of it it would not be worth it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/occupy-wallstreet/260647)._