"The UK views free speech as a right to be balanced against other rights (like safety), leading to more restrictions (e.g., hate speech, Online Safety Act), while the US prioritizes near-absolute speech under the First Amendment, creating a more permissive environment but potentially less protection for vulnerable groups.
#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-13 12:21 PM | Reply | Flag"
If you have been paying attention, their "restrictions" are draconian to the point of being fascist, no matter how they try to paint what they are doing.
"This is, and should be, against the law. Shouldn't it?
#7 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar"
Yes, it probably should be against the law and if the UK was limiting their crackdowns to just this I'd be fine with it. Regrettably, they are not.
"does that calculation include FICA taxes"
Of course not.
Payroll (FICA) taxes, which total 15.3%, start at dollar one.
Income taxes don't start until around $14,000, and for the next $10K, they're at 10%. So whatever lead payroll taxes have, it keeps getting bigger, until the taxpayer hits the 22% federal, then it STARTS to catch up. In fact, income taxes don't exceed payroll taxes until income is over $130,000.