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Who doesn't love a well-timed, fuzzy, heartwarming and wholesome post? They remind us that all is not lost in the world. That somewhere out there, between the misery and despair, some good still exists.
But sometimes, we search so hard for the positive that we think we’ve found it in feel-good pictures of smiling employees going above and beyond, or stories about someone finally paying off their student loan debt by working three jobs. For a split second, our icy hearts melt. Then our brains catch up, and we realize that these posts are just heaven on the surface but hell down below… Grit wrapped in a pastel bow.
There’s a special corner of the internet reserved for wolf-like content dressed in sheep's clothing. Facebook page, Dystopian late-stage capitalism horrors repackaged as heartwarming stories is exactly what the name suggests: a wall of reminders showcasing just how twisted society really is.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best posts from the page to pinch you awake if you've lost touch with reality. May they serve as a warning that sometimes, the most dystopian thing isn't the future but rather the way we've learned to romanticize the struggle right now...
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Jack Smith 3 days ago
Well said! It's infuriating how rightwing a$$holes hate when tax dollars are spent feeding American citizens but don't mind the trillions of $ in handouts private companies receive in the form of subsidies, bailouts etc
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Spencer's slave no longer 3 days ago
When children have morals and empathy far greater than their government.
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Lost Panda 3 days ago
While the situation is bleak, Gary Sinse is a wonderful human being up there with the likes of Dolly Parten and Mr. Rogers
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Daisydaisy 3 days ago
I love this!! Let's shower good people with prizes and bring some joy to civic life!!
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Nay Wilson 3 days ago
I’m no mathematician but wouldn’t that mean he was taxed roughly 75% of his winnings?
Joe Methuen 3 days ago (edited)
Winners can choose a lump sum payout which is roughly half the total jackpot. That dollar amount is then subject to all taxes. Itn this case, ilooks like it's about 50% of the amount won, which tells me he bought the ticket in a state with income taxes. This is about 50% higher than taxes on other billionaires.
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oktopus 3 days ago
On the one hand it sounds a trifle unfair, on the other hand he has US$424 million than he had before, which will help cushion the blow, I imagine. PSA: if there is anyone with a winning multi-million currency unit ticket out there resentful at any tax they will have to pay on it, I will happily accept the (unsigned) ticket and bear the burden on their behalf.
Plentyofoomph 3 days ago
The unfair part is how much he got taxed vs how much people with far more money are getting taxed.
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PenguinEmp 3 days ago
In my country Canada, our lotto doesn't tax you at all. The proceeds from tickets help with hospitals and schools in small communities across Ontario and the country.
Jaya 3 days ago
I think it's totally fair to tax the winner a lot. He got loads of money without working for it, it's only fair to share part of it. (but I do think other millionaires need to be taxed a lot too, obviously) In the Netherlands, some lotteries in their ads say "Win a million, tax free", meaning that you actually win a lot more but after taxes you're left with a million. That sounds like a better system.
Sofia 3 days ago
I am not a lottery winner expert but afaik in italy wins are taxed at 30%... State gives you money and then takes 30% back
IORN 2 days ago
Well, the state gives you nothing. The prizes comes strictly from other participants buying tickets. Then the state takes a hefty part, then from what's left pays the prizes, then taxes said prizes. Usually the net prizes amount to 25-30% of what the lottery sells the tickets for...
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Robert Comeau 3 days ago
In Canada he'd still have his 2 billion...we don't tax lottery winnings...
Michael Largey 3 days ago
First they should be more honest about the likelihood of losing you money just about every time.
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iseefractals 1 day ago
It's appalling how much nonsense gets spread through this site. Lottery winners have the option of getting annual payments over a span of years, or decades...which allows them to hold on to more of the winnings OR they can opt for a one time lump sum...which is what this winner did, which took the pre-tax amount from 2.04 billion to 1.02 billion....before taxes. After taxes were withheld, the winner walked away with $628 million. I thought that was what everyone here wanted, everyone pays their "fair share", right?
Earonn - 1 day ago
On one hand - the only billionaire to be properly taxed. OTOH, if he isn't happy, I'll take his ticket, no issue. Or, as the author of "Sofie's World", Jostein Gaarder said, when asked if he wasn't resentful to live in Scandinavia where he had to pay over 50% income tax: "No, I'm glad I can help my country and pay back for all the services I've got".
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 1 day ago
So I read somewhere that the counties where lottery winners reside start having special meetings about they will do with the tax money as soon as the announcement is made
chicken soup 3 days ago
Well, 424M is still a lot...the buggar is that society can't choose where their tax dollars go
Mook The Mediocre 3 days ago
In the 1960s, The Beatles were paying about 90% to 95% of their income in tax.
Rich Black 3 days ago
if you choose "full immediate payout" instead of 30 year amortizaton, that accounts for about half the loss. the other half is federal income tax.
Beady El 3 days ago
If he took the lump sum (rather than the annual payments) he'd be getting significantly less than $2b even BEFORE taxes.
Tom Brincefield 1 day ago
$997.6 million. I could live on it for a while. Even after taxes.
Load More Replies... Kit Black 3 days ago (edited)
California doesn't have a state tax on lottery winnings, but the IRS does require all states to withhold 24% of any lottery winnings over $5000. Then when you file your taxes, if you overpaid for your income bracket, you get a refund... over 600k is 37% tax rate. BUT - you also get to choose lump sum versus long term, and the lump sum is less - so yeah he chose that, and he did not pay 75% in taxes - unless you count the d*****s tax.
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Joe Methuen 3 days ago
That's awesome recognition. Maybe you won't get to meet her again but you can pay it forward. That should be the way we honor those who helped us.
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Eroe Infinito 3 days ago
I love living in the USA. BUT. There are still a few serious problems that need worked out.
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Leena Petrich 3 days ago
true that. thats why i hand them cash or leave it under a rock poking out.
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Nico di anglo-solace 3 days ago
I learned to do this when I was 7 because my schools gym door doesn't have a lock...
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Say No to Downvoting 3 days ago
While we’re here, can we also stop glorifying “never missing a day” - if you are sick or your family needs you, you can take a day off.
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The_Nicest_Misanthrope 3 days ago
Unrelated to the post, but what the actual f**k is going on with that guys chin?
#32
Day Andie 3 days ago
Oh, I believe this. Google is free as gvizzle74 says. Also I believe that people have to scrounge if they want a funeral in the US. Funerals in the US are obscenely expensive and funeral companies prey on the emotions of the grieving to sell overpriced c**p. I have told my family I insist on being cremated in a cardboard box without being embalmed, then scattered by them instead of having an expensive urn in some crematory crypt. I don't want any sort of memorial at an expensive funeral home. But many people don't want that for their dead family, and that's their choice. They shouldn't have to go into major debt to do things differently though,.
#34
Daisydaisy 3 days ago
Alternatively: a fair and sensible social welfare system and universal health care. People - especially wealthy people - could pay taxes for this and the world would be a better, healthier place!
#35
Shark Lady 3 days ago
This might be the only thing a school district can do to help, it shouldn't be necessary but at least they are parking somewhere relatively safe where they won't be moved on by the police.
#37
Howl's sleeping castle 3 days ago
Teachers? And not for their personal use? To buy classroom supplies? Who was this sadistic who came up with this idea?
#38
Tyranamar Seuss 3 days ago
Imagine taking someone's arm as a souvenir. Imagine having to pretend like you're happy to be receiving it back from the psychopath who took it.
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Debby Keir 3 days ago
So, physically and mentally unfit to drive through tiredness, but still working to pay the inevitable medical bills from when he crashes?
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
In Australia, even before we had any medical cover (temporary residency) we paid $25 for an x-ray.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
I can believe this, having worked for workers compensation insurance companies. It's almost as corrupt as America, but government still has controls. In NEW ZEALAND the GOVERNMENT covers all workplace compensation. You read that right. It's probably a communist conspiracy, but hey....
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Savannah greenleaf 3 days ago
I thought this was fake. I googled it and it is a real item available on Amazon for $17.49.
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TheOneWithTheHat 3 days ago
I think it's important to have some kind of occupation. Like an elderly lady who takes care of her dog or something like that. This is healthy and keeps you mobile. Or if you WANT to keep doing whatever you did before. But if you HAVE to work till the reaper comes because you can't afford retirement, that's a whole different story.
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kansasmagic 3 days ago
Good news is that, according to a post above, you'll be happier this way!
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Tyranamar Seuss 3 days ago
What? They're apologizing for firing workers by not paying their other workers?! What a terrible company.
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kansasmagic 3 days ago
But no roommates? Pssh - amateurs. You could totally rent out the other side of the kitchen floor for passive income!
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Tobias Reaper 3 days ago
considering it cost minimum about £30000 to climb it would have been easier just to give the money spent to the food bank
#58
Tobias Reaper 3 days ago
21 year old takes job where he could either be k****d or have to k**l someone to fund his college education. There we go fixed it
#59
Pittsburgh rare 3 days ago
If the shoplifting stops will the cost of that shoplifting, which is already factored in the price, be lowered? No? I thought so
#61
DC 3 days ago
They even admitted that to me, that they were pretending to actively search, advertise as if the position actually exists, but they only did IN CASE such a position was open again, so that they'd have me and my fellows in the sleeve already. We were 20 people, all having believed the position actually exists, because the ad said exactly that. Won't name them, they still exist, and companies coming after you for exposing their fault isn't what would help me much now.
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Danielle Hardesty 3 days ago
My son and his fiancée stayed with us a couple years, then a couple years with her parents. We all got to get to know our new family members better, they graduated school nearly debt free and had a down payment for a house
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Tyranamar Seuss 3 days ago
No, they can't really. A lot of them have terrible breakdowns from work like this.
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kansasmagic 3 days ago
Also, don't spend any money. On anything. Did you know you can live under a bridge and eat out of dumpsters for free, while you "hold tight until you have passive income"?
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Nico di anglo-solace 3 days ago
500 a month is more than most paychecks after 3 weeks let alone a teens
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kansasmagic 3 days ago
If you can't get by on $300k from your day job, I think you might be doing something wrong. Bay Area rent isn't that high.
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Kelly Scott 3 days ago
Saying that should be considered cruel and unusual punishment in every state in the US.
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Tyranamar Seuss 3 days ago
Actually, if it gets people in prison fruits and vegetables I'm all for it. You should see the c**p most prison's serve. Baloney sandwiches on white bread with American cheese and an apple. It's gross.
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TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 2 days ago
Civil War II, Electric Boogaloo seems more and more likely
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Where do YOU live? How are things in YOUR country? Cripes. We Americans know a lot of things suck about our country (especially our government) but WOW, GUESS WHAT? Most of us average citizens are AVERAGE CITIZENS and are NORMAL human beings, just like you. I hate when people like you generalize.
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Steff 3 days ago (edited)
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Link in reply
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 3 days ago
We had our chance and f****d it all up.
Load More Replies... Mimi M 3 days ago
Guess what? I don't come to BP for dystopia. Downvoted. Why do I keep posting comments like these? B/c I'm hoping over time, some of the BP posters might notice - see the things we appreciate (the interesting, uplifting, funny, beautiful), and the things that we (at least I), don't.
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 2 days ago
Why did you read the article then? There is plenty of warning in the title, yet you still chose to read it and comment on it. That's on you, dude
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TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 2 days ago
Civil War II, Electric Boogaloo seems more and more likely
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Where do YOU live? How are things in YOUR country? Cripes. We Americans know a lot of things suck about our country (especially our government) but WOW, GUESS WHAT? Most of us average citizens are AVERAGE CITIZENS and are NORMAL human beings, just like you. I hate when people like you generalize.
Load More Replies... Steff 3 days ago (edited)
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Link in reply
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 3 days ago
We had our chance and f****d it all up.
Load More Replies... Mimi M 3 days ago
Guess what? I don't come to BP for dystopia. Downvoted. Why do I keep posting comments like these? B/c I'm hoping over time, some of the BP posters might notice - see the things we appreciate (the interesting, uplifting, funny, beautiful), and the things that we (at least I), don't.
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 2 days ago
Why did you read the article then? There is plenty of warning in the title, yet you still chose to read it and comment on it. That's on you, dude
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