tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post2256542227897441113..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: The $67 Billion Feminist Tax that Women Primarily PayCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-6277423091305236942021-06-16T02:09:35.425-07:002021-06-16T02:09:35.425-07:00The concept of feminism has always been an intrigu...The concept of feminism has always been an intriguing subject. The points that are discussed in the blog are quite impressive. Different people have various viewpoints on the ideologies of feminism.My <a href="https://eduhelphub.com/college-essay-writing-service" rel="nofollow">essay writer</a> recently helped me write an essay in this topic. Joseph Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523027253612426689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-21100421237935546552017-06-28T07:14:40.527-07:002017-06-28T07:14:40.527-07:00Past two years our conservative polish government ...Past two years our conservative polish government has entered social reform .. but wait before you judge. It is very simple reform - payback 500 PLN to parents of every kid if you have 2+ kids. <br /><br />I know all those arguments for government replacing husband role, but there is more - since 500+ program (it is called that way) started we see quite a lot of women quitting low paying job to stay home ..<br /><br />Leftist are furious .. hermilionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126023444326426866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-86165942184935257702017-06-26T13:58:52.408-07:002017-06-26T13:58:52.408-07:00Hey Miklos,
Self employed is much better, less tax...Hey Miklos,<br />Self employed is much better, less taxed, no bossbugger. <br />The real problem with part time is you usually get a 30 hours worth of work for 20 hoursĀ“ wages.<br />More importantly, once you have an employer, gone are the days when you could choose whether you would work or spend time with your children when you needed to.<br />The worst of both words, I would say.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-36801987768160096372013-02-19T02:48:23.676-08:002013-02-19T02:48:23.676-08:00Dear Captain and Mrs. N.
I have to partially disa...Dear Captain and Mrs. N.<br /><br />I have to partially disagree. The way forward for married women seems to be part time. 20 hours a week means housework doesn't have to be outsourced, yet she won't feel so locked up between 4 walls, can have some social life at work and feel some other kind of achievement than a household robot etc. And part-time jobs are very low taxed where we live (Central Europe). Best of both worlds? <br />Miklos Hollenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253921924586013579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-51111841419100032502012-03-31T16:30:46.984-07:002012-03-31T16:30:46.984-07:00Anonymous 4:29 AM,
I wouldn't prohibit women...Anonymous 4:29 AM, <br /><br />I wouldn't prohibit women who want to work from participating in the workforce for wages. There are so many women who do NOT want to work but feel that they HAVE to work in order for their family to survive. Many men feel that their wives MUST work or the bills will not get paid. I am not talking about minimum wage earners, I am referencing couples who both work professional jobs and are paid a good living. I was really excited and thrilled when I read the post by the blog author (a male) that explained in easy to understand terms what I have tried to explain to others. From now on, I can just send a link. *grin*<br /><br />The main point of my posts is that family finances should be evaluated and run like a business. Decisions should be based on metrics and cost/benefit analysis (including emotional considerations). I agree with the Captain that in most cases barter within a family shelters your "wages" and productivity from confiscatory taxes that are then used primarily to fund other families. Why should my or my husband's labor - literally hours of our lives we will never get back be taken from us and given to another family (without our consent)? <br /><br />Your family (business) has different circumstances than mine. We don't have the operating overhead you do (niche education requirements) and I was not accruing any pension benefits when working.<br /><br />I made a very comfortable salary and would have had money left over to cover outsourcing expenses. I would have netted approx $28,000 annually after all expenses and taxes without counting on performance bonuses. 28k is just not enough income for me to work 60+ hours a week and be on call 24 hours a day. Many days I would have left the house before my children were awake and returned after they were in bed asleep. What kind of life is that? Considering my husband is also on call three days a week, it only made financial sense for me to stop working. I wanted to be with my child (and later children). My husband loves his children and would do anything for them but he doesn't want to be with them all the time. (He likes showering for more than 3 minutes and going to the bathroom alone. An accomplishment no stay at home mother with small children can claim!) So it also made emotional sense for me to be the one to stop working. Biology is destiny.<br /><br />Also where your business is located (where you live) plays a large role too. I am guessing that you don't have to rent a parking spot for $200 a month just for the privilege of paying expenses for a car to drive to and from work. Public transportation infrastructure in Chicago exists but it is safe only during very limited times of the day.<br /><br />I have family members who live where high quality childcare is available for a reasonable price (mostly stay at home Moms who care for one or two children other than their own for pay). That doesn't exist where I live. Childcare workers here are the very bottom rung of society. That doesn't make them "bad" women, it does make them the wrong people to leave a child with. Why? Because any woman who is even slightly above the bottom rung can get a "better" job or decides it is more beneficial to just stay home with her own children.<br /> <br />Finally, I have met a very large number of women and men who are confused and truly stumped. They have no idea why with two people working professional jobs they are further in the hole at the end of each month. I managed three departments of employees where a large number of them were unable to understand the actual cost of working. They were not dumb people, they just were provided with faulty information/metrics.<br /> <br />Ping Jockey is actually who the quote should be attributed to - although I agree with it.<br /><br />I agree with a previous commenter that this subject matter has "book" written (pun!) all over it - especially from an economists vantage point. Thank you for your indulgence with my many comments Captain, this is a subject close to my heart.Mrs. Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-81413144215333810442012-03-31T04:29:00.597-07:002012-03-31T04:29:00.597-07:00Mrs. N said
But if they stopped working outside t...Mrs. N said<br /><br />But if they stopped working outside the home for pay, they would be 'oppressed' and couldn't show everyone how 'strong' and 'independent' they were, would they?<br /><br />I hear you Mrs. N and I agree with the Captain - heck I've made this argument myself. One small quibble though: I work not to demonstrate my feminist bona fides but because there is a net financial gain to me, even after paying for childcare and other outsourced tasks (and the amount that I get to keep increases as my childcare expenses decline, particularly since I accrue a pension and my husband does not). One of my children has specialized educational requirements and my job is how we pay for them (privately, without relying on any subsidies). I have yet to meet a working mother who has not engaged in some sort of cost/benefit analysis before deciding that their family is better of if she takes on some sort of paid employment. Now, I agree that it's the taxes that are killing us - without them I really could stay home - but working women are not really that confused about the personal financial side of the equation as the blog and some of the posts imply. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-89424877871268503502012-03-30T18:16:22.920-07:002012-03-30T18:16:22.920-07:00Ping Jockey,
Having been born (early 80's) a...Ping Jockey, <br /><br />Having been born (early 80's) after "feminism" was the fashionable social cause, I avoided much of that particular brand of brainwashing. Free to be you and me was more of a cringe worthy too earnest punchline than a manifesto. During my adolescence girl power was just a product marketing gimmick used to sell everything (from punk music to cars). I didn't realize it was supposed to be serious until I was in college. <br /><br />My husband and I will be together for our entire lives. We just do not believe in divorce for any reason. I hope you and your girlfriend are too. Life is so much more pleasant with a spouse. <br /><br />I have been on the receiving end of a few veiled insults. The ever popular, "What DO you do all day?" with that emphasis that implies that I must do nothing all day - is about the harshest most can come up with. I like to answer that I put the children in the basement so I have time for pinterest. If you say it deadpan enough no one is sure if you are joking or not. Once in awhile another woman or some "sensitive" enlightened man will bait me and ask questions about if my husband would "allow" me to cut my hair or if can I wear pants. I delight in coming up with absurd answers to these types of dumb questions. "Yes, I am allowed to cut my hair but only if I let my armpit an leg hair grow out - it's part of our religion." is a good answer or "Of course my husband lets me wear jeans, it's my eldest sister wife who whips me with a belt if I wear mens clothing." *evil grin* <br /><br />Then there is the (woman's weapon) left handed compliment that can pop up once in awhile but I generally don't come into much contact with women who would rather work instead of be home with their own children - even if they are currently working, they would prefer not to. (Duh, right? Work is stressful and anyone with two brain cells can see most daycare workers are the bottom of the barrel - at least in my area.) <br /><br />My husband receives most of the derision and contempt for (insert gasps of horror here) "making his wife stay home" as if he physically handcuffed me to a radiator every morning right after drinking his coffee and before he left for work. Until people *cough* (female coworkers) meet me they assume I am an illiterate oppressed child bride (my husband is five years older, there really is no age difference) who wouldn't be able to log into our bank account since I was never taught math, or how to drive, or use a cell phone. *laugh* <br /><br />Of course, he could care less about assumptions others make about our home life. He has a really dark sense of humor and I know he gets a real kick out of it when "people" meet me and I am "normal".Mrs. Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-27156773161143838872012-03-30T17:34:21.019-07:002012-03-30T17:34:21.019-07:00Mrs. N, do you have a younger sister?Mrs. N, do you have a younger sister?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-88350426051255354972012-03-30T14:55:35.790-07:002012-03-30T14:55:35.790-07:00Cappy...this was an outstanding entry! Serious, I&...Cappy...this was an outstanding entry! Serious, I'm not buttering your ass here - but the theme you've explored here has some serious book potential. Please give it some serious consideration!<br /><br />PS....Rumpie is distilled in Canada! We're not good at much, but we do booze right!Izanponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74431179912171563822012-03-30T12:52:12.564-07:002012-03-30T12:52:12.564-07:00My sister works in the daycare 'industry',...My sister works in the daycare 'industry', so I'm privy to some of the inside knowledge.<br /><br />One of the things that really stood out to me is how bureaucratized the whole thing is. Any time one of the little retards injures themselves by falling off a chair, or running into a wall, they have to fill out an Incident Report. Naturally this leads to overprotective paranoia. These wonderful little snowflakes just can't be allowed to feel the slightest bit of injury.<br /><br />Next you get the cattiness which women always seem to bring with them into the workplace; my sister has to 'hide' that she smokes on her breaks (can't let the little darlings no about EVIL CIGARETTES), but when a coworker yelled at her for taking her smoke break in front of the little darlings, it wound up with smoke breaks being banned.<br /><br />Personally I'd be more worried about the kids seeing adults behave like children, than seeing one of them light a dart.<br /><br />In her personal life, my sister winds up being overprotective of my nephews. Her definition of risk and danger has mutated into the corporate definition - liability rather than true care.<br /><br />The whole thing just creates a poisonous environment for children, parents, and even the workers - my sister has a degree in programming (or html or something), but with all the government cheese she makes more watching other people's brats.<br /><br />People's inability to see the big picture is astounding.Aurinihttp://www.staresattheworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-25364043705892292732012-03-30T10:51:21.282-07:002012-03-30T10:51:21.282-07:00My wife worked at a day care briefly, and one of t...My wife worked at a day care briefly, and one of the workers there had her two kids in the same day care. Even at the employee discounted rate, the money she was paying was more than her take-home pay from the job at the day care.<br /><br />It was actually costing them more money to have her go and work at the same day care she put her kids in - in a different room, because she's not allowed to supervise her own children - than to stay at home with them herself.<br /><br />Oh, and also - in Canada.daniel_reamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403549053471947069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74100821830712949272012-03-30T09:27:24.256-07:002012-03-30T09:27:24.256-07:00Mrs. N --
"Women would be amazed at the &quo...Mrs. N --<br /><br />"Women would be amazed at the "extra" money they would have if they stopped working for pay and started working for their family."<br /><br />But if they stopped working outside the home for pay, they would be 'oppressed' and couldn't show everyone how 'strong' and 'independent' they were, would they?<br /><br />--sarcasm off--<br /><br />You are a wise woman, Mrs. N., and more importantly, an independent thinker, too -- the same traits I value in my girlfriend. I hope your husband and you always value each other for the wonderful relationship you two share and the family you have.<br /><br />But don't be surprised if you get nothing from hateful insults and contempt from feminists -- after all, you're not unquestioningly following their program, and they can't have that!<br />For all of feminism's talk about 'independence', the chief thing feminism wants from women is unquestioning obedience.Ping Jockeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-71891179562994577112012-03-30T08:37:18.868-07:002012-03-30T08:37:18.868-07:00Agreed, but you throw in all the government social...Agreed, but you throw in all the government social programs you have to effectively raise/deal with other people's children, and I guarantee you it easily outstrips the tax benefits. We get tax deductions here too, I just didn't want to delve too deeply into the trillion dollars per year we spend on unnecessarily raising/dealing with other people's children/problems.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-69404760894386990892012-03-30T08:32:20.042-07:002012-03-30T08:32:20.042-07:00Well Cap'n, it doesn't quite work that way...Well Cap'n, it doesn't quite work that way up in Canada. Here, child-care expenses are one of the few remaining deductions that come off the top, that actually reduce your net taxable income and therefore in my case I get about 50% of my expenses back in a tax refund.<br /><br />This obviously encourages more working women, as the biggest savings in your calculation regarding staying at home is childcare. It also means that feminist tax is not so primarily paid by women here, because this tax rebate will primarily benefit them and the government will have to make up from another revenue source.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-59410956409372330522012-03-29T21:50:35.121-07:002012-03-29T21:50:35.121-07:00Yep great post. Once again you clearly state to my...Yep great post. Once again you clearly state to my why I want to GTFO of the Western world entirely. If not just for the police-state, but to avoid the femnazis.New Columbia Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920990437016551756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-15923937286377345222012-03-29T18:35:47.015-07:002012-03-29T18:35:47.015-07:00Ha! Let them be miserable. They chose their path...Ha! Let them be miserable. They chose their path and jacked up my taxes. Hope they enjoy socialism.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-72961096606312721942012-03-29T18:34:44.536-07:002012-03-29T18:34:44.536-07:00Mrs. N,
You also bring up a good point about som...Mrs. N, <br /><br />You also bring up a good point about something my girlfriend does and that is save coupons. <br /><br />People laugh, but one of the primary benefits of having somebdoy at home is they increase your purchasing power IMMENSELY by looking for the best deals and using coupons and such like. <br /><br />It really pisses me off how feminists "criminalized" the vital role "traditional" women played in the household.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-83531823850685141622012-03-29T18:32:22.519-07:002012-03-29T18:32:22.519-07:00Yes Captain! You are again very insightful (and c...Yes Captain! You are again very insightful (and correct).<br /><br />It is much more enjoyable to be home finger painting, crafting, cleaning, cooking, with your children than it is to be getting stomachaches about deadlines, productivity, and team building exercises! Scrubbing the bathroom toilet once a day is nothing compared to the migraine inducing "bad day" at work.<br /><br />Put on your body armor - I strongly suspect that there are hormonal reinforcements or feedback loops that encourage women to seek out a lot of close contact with their family. Most "depressed" women really are lacking enough close physical contact with their husbands and do not have enough prolonged time with their children. <br />Of course no one will study this possibility as it would be oppressive to women and it would sell fewer drugs to those same women.Mrs. Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-42053210188091654552012-03-29T18:28:29.908-07:002012-03-29T18:28:29.908-07:00Regarding Mrs. N`s comments. Very few people are a...Regarding Mrs. N`s comments. Very few people are able to understand, what you are talking about. I have had this discussion with many people.<br />They are shocked, when they realize the fiscal results of their actions. The really big point; is the cost of the family help, has to be paid out in after tax dollars. <br />So unless both parents are earning very high income levels, it is not worth it (as you just explained). <br />But most people will not admit to the facts. They respond by telling you, "yes but I would really miss working".Pat Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551693452450069608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75505652585247921422012-03-29T18:20:16.380-07:002012-03-29T18:20:16.380-07:00continued...
Most importantly, our children are r...continued...<br /><br />Most importantly, our children are raised by us - not outsourced to a social engineer who answers to central planning. We control who our children play with, what they watch, who has access to them (a major safety concern that many parents are much too lax about), and my Husband and I get to fulfill our "American Dream" of raising a family free from the static interference of the prevailing zeitgeist.<br /><br />Additionally, when the division of labor is split into a "wage earner" and a "support worker" (generally called the housewife) more efficient household management can be achieved further reducing your outsourcing and portion of your income that is confiscated as taxes. <br /><br />This concept of barter division of labor is best for the household bottom line and worst for an ever expanding government that is desperate for tax revenue as it prevents government theft of not just taxes on wages but sales taxes too. <br /><br />For example - We live in Chicago and since I stay home with our daughter I am able to "garden" as a hobby, something I enjoy very much but also a hobby that saves us money. I grow all of our herbs (rosemary, basil, oregano, chives, thyme, etc.) in a container garden about the size of a king size bed. Since herbs are essentially weeds, I grow enough to run large batches through the dehydrator and seal in airtight jars to have delicious fragrant herbs for the winter. A small plastic clam shell package of organic herbs costs a little over $5 at the store and you have to use twice as much since the herbs are so old.<br /><br />I also have time to buy bushels of organic produce from the wholesale produce market in the summer when prices are very low and prepare foods (ketchup, pasta sauce, jelly, jams, etc.) for the winter when the prices are high. I pay tax only on the wholesale price and I don't pay retail markup!<br /><br />My family eats organic produce for less than most families who are forced to live on "fast food". My husband doesn't have high blood pressure or cholesterol and my children are not overweight and diabetic.<br /><br />I also participate in direct purchases of beef, pork, and chicken directly from a farmer. I pay him for his organic, free range meats and he arranges for me to pick it up from the slaughterhouse. Healthy food for less than unhealthy food and I support a family farm. We have a years worth of food for every member of our family. If my husband lost his job today we would have enough in savings to pay for our housing, utilities, clothing, etc. and we would have enough food to eat without even touching our savings. This lifestyle is the way things used to be, even in dense urban areas. <br /><br />Women would be amazed at the "extra" money they would have if they stopped working for pay and started working for their family. I suspect a lot of the fights about money, exhaustion at the end of the day, and such would not happen.<br /><br />Of course I have to put on my tinfoil hat and say there is a reason the current system encouraging two incomes is set up the way it is. There is a method to the madness.Mrs. Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-6242607763259774922012-03-29T18:03:21.377-07:002012-03-29T18:03:21.377-07:00Mrs. N,
Something also tells me
1. Your kids pr...Mrs. N,<br /><br />Something also tells me<br /><br />1. Your kids probably are more likely to visit you in a nursing home.<br /><br />2. Are LESS likely to end up in trouble, be it at school or the law<br /><br />3. Dare I guess you are happier spending time with the children than you would be at the office?<br /><br />Of course feminists will shoot us both if you answer truthfully.<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Cpt.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-72036838123654594272012-03-29T17:47:56.679-07:002012-03-29T17:47:56.679-07:00Technically, yes. Women are those primarily paying...Technically, yes. Women are those primarily paying this 'tax'. Realistically no. Primarily Men are paying it because primarily men produce anything of value. The mechanism for transferring that value to females is well documented, and arguably less efficient than previous mechanisms used. For females it has the undoubted advantage of not featuring any requisite transfer in the opposite direction of something possibly of value to males.<br /> I'm not sure if this makes obama into robin hood or a pimp. On the one hand he takes and redistributes according to his list of worthy recipients. On the other he then takes that which was redistributed back again, taking his cut from the 'emancipated' females.tspoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-55637224047246445702012-03-29T17:45:03.327-07:002012-03-29T17:45:03.327-07:00Thank you for explaining this "tax" so c...Thank you for explaining this "tax" so clearly. My background is in property management (luxury high rise condos and co-ops) and I applied the skills used in my former profession to my housekeeping when I left the workforce to raise a family.<br /><br />Being a believer that you can't have a conclusion without data metrics I set up a spread sheet when my husband and I were exploring my leaving the workforce to raise children.<br /><br />Once you factor in the outsourcing of childcare, housekeeping, and meals out you can factor in the other costs of a two income household. Items such as professional clothing, another car (and the higher insurance, registration, repairs, and the cost of renting another parking space), professional manicures and hair styling to look "professional", etc. add up quickly. Most of these costs are less expensive for men than women - for example; there isn't the expectation that men have manicured nails, a weekly expense of approx $30. A good professional man's suit will be in style for years, a typical expensive "professional" outfit for a woman will be out of style in a year. <br /><br />Additionally two incomes usually places the family into a higher tax bracket. You are working more to pay for more "services" only to have to pay more taxes too!<br /><br />I encourage all families to review their finances as though they were running a business. Many women will discover that working is like running in place.<br /><br />Of course we (as a family) do not appear as well off as other families around us. However, we are in much better financial and emotional health. One income forces you to be frugal and to plan in advance.<br /><br />continued...Mrs. Nnoreply@blogger.com