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SALT
The way US tax law works is that businesses mostly can deduct their business expenses from their taxable income, but people mostly can’t deduct their personal expenses. So a company that has $100 of revenue and spends $80 on inputs will have $20 of taxable income, but a person who has a $100 paycheck and spends $80 on food and rent will have $100 of taxable income. There are various exceptions. A person who has a $100 paycheck and spends $80 on food and a mortgage will have less than ...
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