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The average American works January through April just to pay taxes. Then works until August to cover inflation.
By the time they’re actually earning for themselves, half the year is gone.
And we call this freedom.
We’ve normalized a system where the majority of your labor goes to funding a government that devalues what’s left.
If that doesn’t radicalize you, you’re not paying attention.
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2026-02-04 03:22:39 GMTEvent JSON
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