• theolodis@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    Good for your coworker, but what justifies him not paying taxes on 2.000€ per month, while university students can earn a maximum 556€ per month without paying taxes and social security.

    Especially considering that your coworker probably has a considerable wealth built up already, and gets his retirement on top.

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      2 days ago

      Well, he has a high skills job, in which he literally has decades of experience. Any student jobbing will probably take longer to earn the 556€. And this work time will be distracting from the main job: studying.

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          2 days ago

          No, income is. Imagine a student doing a job that earns him €2000 a month. How many hours will this take? This will be nearly a full time job. Is this person still a student then?

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            2 days ago

            Looks like you have no clue about living costs and every take you make is a different argument, lol.

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              1 day ago

              I know about our living costs here.

              And no, it is still the same argument. One person should only work a limited time in order to study and finish university. So it makes sense to put a certain ceiling to the amount spent on working.

              The other person is a highly skilled engineer who has nothing to do besides the job, and limiting this person to the lower amount tax bracket would limit him to 15 to 20 hours a month.