https://nypost.com/2021/11/05/waitress-says-she-made-1-cent-in-6-weeks-at-restaurant-job/

@VolcelPolice you can send me to horny jail now.

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    FTA:

    The federal minimum wage for tipped employees across the United States is $2.13 an hour. However, in Tennessee, federal, Social Security and Medicare taxes are deducted from earned income. That left Liny with a measly $0.01 from her employer.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Yes, I can read. But traditionally its deducted as a percentage of earned income. a 20% tax rate above the threshold, a 10% superannuation contribution, 2% medicare levy etc.

      Trying to work out how someone on minimum wage is paying a 99.99% Tax rate on those combined levys, unless they're flat dollar amounts. The math simply doesn't work out.