Taxed at Every Turn: Why Your Money Feels Like It’s Never Truly Yours

Why We Feel Over‑Taxed in a System Designed This Way

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Why We Feel Like We’re Taxed Twice?

How many of us feel like we keep paying taxes and never get ahead in life? Most people don’t think about tax until it hits their payslip. But every so often, you stop and really look at the system and realise something strange.

You work and pay tax. Then you spend and pay tax again. Then you eat or drink outside and pay tax on money that was already taxed.

It feels like a loop you can’t escape, and you’re not imagining it. This is exactly how modern tax systems are designed to work.

But the real story is more complicated, and once you understand it, the whole system starts to make a lot more sense.

The Feeling: “Why am I paying tax on already‑taxed dollars?”- I feel your pain, trust me I do

You earn income: the government takes income tax.

You spend that income: the government takes GST, sales/ service tax or VAT.

You buy a drink: you pay GST/VAT/ sales or service tax and the business has already paid tax on wages…