Maths For Real Life, Period 1, Class 6 [2/11]

[notanactualfairy]

""Taxes," Professor Beaubier began today's lecture, "are a fact of life. Nothing is certain but death and them, and if you live somewhere that does not have taxes, see me after class, I want to know how you do it. In the United States, you are usually taxed whenever you buy something, and must pay state income and property taxes, as well as federal income taxes. In the United States, the IRS owns your soul. Please try to remember this. You will pay them their pound of flesh, or they will hunt you down. Respect, children," he said with a wry grin.

Then he launched into a brief explanation of the American tax system as it related to them and their ability to keep any money they earned and, and the end, said, "Any questions?" After any questions that may or may not exist, he handed out some handwavy papers and said, "Next week, we will be doing our taxes, as I do not believe in leaving anything to the next minute. If you are not subject to the United States tax system, again, please see me after class, and I will see if I can procure the proper forms."

Comments

During Class

[notanactualfairy]

Notes, chat, etc.

Re: Questions?

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He paid attention, because while he didn't have any taxes to handle back in Oz, he'd no doubt have taxes to deal with when he decided on whatever world he'd be living in.

Re: During Class

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael was paying attention, though he never expected to be rich enough for it to make a huge difference.

Re: During Class

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

As much as Adah would like to say she was paying attention, she wasn't. She was a million miles away, in a world that at least seemed to make her feel good enough to have a slightly wry little smirk on her face, between writing down the occasion note in French. She'd sort through them and make sense of them later...

Re: During Class

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric had no idea if wizarding England had taxes but he knew his parent's money went somewhere so he paid attention.

Re: During Class

[notreallyagirl.livejournal.com]

Makoto was paying attention, though he wasn't sure of how much difference there was between doing taxes here compared to in Japan.

Re: During Class

[harrydresden.livejournal.com]

Harry's knowledge of taxes was pretty much that they existed. So he was paying attention and wondering if he was ever going to be able to have the sort of job that came with a regular paycheck and the government taking away part of that paycheck.