My eyes bulged out of their sockets when I saw the ‘withheld tax’ section in my pay slip this morning. You’d think that by now I would already be used to seeing the same amount every two weeks since getting a new job a year ago but no… it still shocked me today the same way it did the first damn time.
Where do my taxes go?
A rhetorical question in a perfect country where public health and education are top priorities, the roads are paved, the mass transit is effective, the streetlights are fully operational at night, most people are generally happy with their lives, and yada yada yada. You get the drift.
Filipinos like to complain (like what I will do in the next paragraphs). We complain about the littlest of things and I can totally understand why.
We have public officials who gargle bullshit every morning and eat bullcrap for breakfast. We have government employees who are ready to eat you alive if you so much as throw them a seemingly “mundane” question in the middle of their afternoon nap. We have roads that don’t last long enough to witness a new mayor being sworn to the office. We have…oh wait, “new” mayor isn't a thing in this country where political dynasties are everywhere.
Wait a sec… please allow me to calm my tits first before I go berserk and strangle the nearest plant in sight.
Where do my taxes go?
A rhetorical question in a perfect country where public health and education are top priorities, the roads are paved, the mass transit is effective, the streetlights are fully operational at night, most people are generally happy with their lives, and yada yada yada. You get the drift.
Filipinos like to complain (like what I will do in the next paragraphs). We complain about the littlest of things and I can totally understand why.
We have public officials who gargle bullshit every morning and eat bullcrap for breakfast. We have government employees who are ready to eat you alive if you so much as throw them a seemingly “mundane” question in the middle of their afternoon nap. We have roads that don’t last long enough to witness a new mayor being sworn to the office. We have…oh wait, “new” mayor isn't a thing in this country where political dynasties are everywhere.
Wait a sec… please allow me to calm my tits first before I go berserk and strangle the nearest plant in sight.