Corporation: "We made $4B but spent $3.9B so we only owe taxes on $100M."
Government: "Totally reasonable."
You: "I made $60K but spent $58K on survival."
Government: "You owe taxes on $60K."
You: "That's not—"
Government: "File by May 15."
"Buying a house was really expensive back then. You had to save up two whole months of salary to buy a house, so it was really tough compared to this new soft generation that gets everything handed to them"