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Old 04-19-2005, 08:52 PM   #80
MrMaelstrom
 
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Tax and social security are deducted directly by employers (contract).
We are given a receipt of deductions made on our behalf.

In the case of self-employment, freelancing and businesses big&small, you do your own books, that's why tax evasion and corruption are among the top of Portugal's problems.

We do file income taxes (by hand or e-mail) so that:

-the banks don't forego my house loan.

-if I get hit by a truck, I am covered by the government regarding my health expenses.

-if I lose my job, I am entitled to welfare.

So you see, people who are employed by others have no choice but to get arse-***** by the government every single month, whereas the bosses and corporations make away with the loot to offshore tax-deducting paradises.

Ain't it a bitch?
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