Waaaaaaaiiiit.  How much money does Jalopnik pay its writers?

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 09/08/2016 at 20:49 • Filed to: None

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Because if 8.9% is actually what Freddy was paying in NJ income tax, then he’s in the top tax bracket and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

LongbowMkII > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 20:54

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Hes full of shit. That about answers it.

Honeybunchesofgoats > LongbowMkII 09/08/2016 at 20:56

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This is the correct response.

My citroen won't start > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 20:58

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Income tax in NJ is just 10%?

And you americans complain about taxes, I pay 27.5% income tax.

For Sweden > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 21:04

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Youtube money yo

NostalgicCarLife > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:04

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We also complain about our crumbling infrastructure and out of date schools.

Most Americans know less about correlations than a pigeon pecking a button in a cage.

crowmolly > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 21:05

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Roll the property tax difference in there.

Birddog > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 21:05

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When Ballaban was chosen the Stipend was around $30k for a 6 month gig. That was a while ago though.

My citroen won't start > NostalgicCarLife 09/08/2016 at 21:07

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BIG GUVINMENT TAKING MAH MONEY.

It angers me to no end.

Tekamul > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:07

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That’s the state portion. Federal cap is 39%, I believe. State is on top of that.

NostalgicCarLife > LongbowMkII 09/08/2016 at 21:09

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Or, he has a day job. Or two. Or three. Or five.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > NostalgicCarLife 09/08/2016 at 21:12

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All the day jobs.

Honeybunchesofgoats > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:13

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Yes, but that’s in addition to federal income tax. If Freddy actually made $500,000 a year, his combined tax rate would be about 48%.

My citroen won't start > Tekamul 09/08/2016 at 21:14

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But that’s for the top brackets and you have 0- 10% sales tax.

We have 27.5% for everyone earning over $2k a month plus a 17 - 25% sales tax and 100% import tax.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 21:14

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Maybe he includes all the money he saves by buying the used Mercedes over the Honda Civics as income.

Honeybunchesofgoats > crowmolly 09/08/2016 at 21:15

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That was my first thought, but 8.9% is exactly the top bracket, so that seems a little too coincidental. I think he probably just googled “NJ tax rate” and grabbed a random number.

My citroen won't start > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 21:15

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Huh, didn’t know about that, I guess you make up for it in low import and sales taxes.

Also, how come you can pay almost 50% income tax and still don’t have universal healthcare?

Tekamul > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:18

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Oh, I’m not looking for a contest on taxes, I know US taxes are low. I just didn’t want to let the wrong impression stand.

In the US geography contributes a lot to your total taxes. But in general, they’re low, and if you’re at the bottom or top of the food chain, they’re extra low.

Honeybunchesofgoats > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/08/2016 at 21:20

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This is a good comment and you should feel good.

My citroen won't start > Tekamul 09/08/2016 at 21:22

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Me neither, I just found the differences interesting!

Honeybunchesofgoats > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:23

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1) because we’re idiots.

2) Because anyone who earns enough to be in the top tax bracket in the US and actually pays top tax bracket taxes on all of their income is either very, very honest, or very, very stupid.

Dusty Ventures > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:29

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Now THAT’S a good question

My citroen won't start > Dusty Ventures 09/08/2016 at 21:33

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Honest question. Is heath/ heath care not a constitutional right in the US?

Batman the Horse > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:35

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Oh sweet summer child.

Dusty Ventures > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:39

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Constitutional? Nope. The current law under the affordable care act does require all people to have some form of health insurance, either purchased privately, acquired through their employer, or government-subsidized (which people under a certain income are eligible for). However, health care providers (doctors, hospitals, etc) can choose which insurers they accept. So a hospital/doctor’s office can choose not to accept any of the low-income, subsidized insurance, effectively turning away the person or forcing them to pay full price themself.

Murica.

Under_Score > Dusty Ventures 09/08/2016 at 21:44

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It’s bad for people like my mom. She teaches at the college level part time, and she had to take a huge pay/class cut because of ObamaCare. If she worked more hours, then they’d have to pay insurance. My family already has good insurance through my dad’s company.

My citroen won't start > Dusty Ventures 09/08/2016 at 21:46

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Well, that’s unsurprisingly fucked up.

You are just putting what should be a responsibility of the state on the shoulders of the people.

Under_Score > Birddog 09/08/2016 at 21:50

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Only 60 grand a year? That’s why I’m not gonna major in journalism. Plus, a lot of those non car journalists scare me.

Birddog > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 21:53

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Oh, it’s worse than it looks on the surface.

Birddog > Under_Score 09/08/2016 at 21:58

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That was a few years ago. 2012? I’m betting a full timer is around $80k right now.

Heck. I’m happy at my mid $40k job. I’ve made more in the past but consistency and bennies count for a lot.

Dusty Ventures > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 22:00

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Preaching to the choir my friend. Unfortunately the insurance companies, their influences, and their lobbyists have done a great job convincing us that having private, selectable companies is better than universal health care.

Obruni > Under_Score 09/08/2016 at 22:06

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Ballaban had another job when he started at Jalopnik,and worked both for a while.

Obruni > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/08/2016 at 22:07

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or maybe he’s still living with his family, and his family is moving?

Funktheduck > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 22:12

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I'm thinking he means 8.9% less versus what he was paying. For example: 20% in NJ and 11.1% in Florida

Flavien Vidal > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/08/2016 at 22:15

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I doubt Jalopnik is his only job. I don’t know his situation there but my guess is ”part-time writer”. Writer positions start at 45k$ at gawker media, average being around 60/65k$ and go up to 150k$ probably for people like Max Read and so on. So not much, especially when considering many live in NYC.

They gave a detailed summary of salaries at Gawker during the Vice vs Gawker thing:)

facw > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 22:51

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Nope. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) requires everyone to have insurance (or pay a penalty). We have a program called Medicare that provides insurance for the elderly, and a program called Medicaid that provides it for the poor. The problem is that Medicaid is administered at the state level, and while some states provide good coverage, other states do a terrible job (I live in Texas, and unless you are a single mother or pregnant, you’ll have a very hard time getting coverage through Medicaid). Obamacare was supposed to expand Medicare to cover everyone up to a certain point (and provide funding), but the courts ruled that the states did not have to do so, so many Republican controlled states have rejected the expansion. This is especially galling since while Obamacare provides subsidies to help lower income people purchase health insurance, only people above the expanded Medicaid minimum qualify, so there can be a gap where people can’t get Medicaid, but are too poor to qualify for ACA subsidies, and the Republicans in Congress hate Obamacare enough so they won’t allow the simple fix of getting rid of the minimum for people who can’t get Medicaid coverage.

Now all that said, Hospitals are not allowed to turn people away just because they can’t pay (not that they don’t try to avoid giving services to the uninsured). The uninsured are far more likely to be told they don’t need care or sent away without adequate tests and treatment. The uninsured have the additional problem that the “list prices” for treatment are extraordinarily high (insurers negotiate steep discounts for their members), and it is extraordinarily difficult to get hospitals to give you prices on procedures ahead of time.

LongbowMkII > My citroen won't start 09/08/2016 at 22:54

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Have you heard about the F-35?

RallyWrench > My citroen won't start 09/09/2016 at 01:31

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No. Life, liberty, and happiness is actually life, liberty, and property. Health and thus happiness don’t mean shit. As has been pointed out by others, we’re only mandated to spend money paying for health insurance that’s often crap. This is because the insurance and pharmaceutical industries were allowed to craft policy in the ACA, when really they should just be told to get fucked.

Antiquated Futurist > My citroen won't start 01/12/2020 at 16:04

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27.5% state income tax?! You need a new to find a new  accountant, or move. That's insane! How much is your federal tax?!? As far as I can tell Iowa has the highest state income tax at 12%