We read about various stories like Hansel and Gretel about witches that wanted to eat children. Were such stories like this pure fiction or was there a basis of truth of those?
If there was an andrenochrome appetite 150 years ago among the elites, like there is today, slavery would have been the simplest source to set up a steady supply of blood to these vampires. Just grab say you've sold a dozen slaves or their children to an unknown buyer from another state. Who was really keeping track?
It seems much of the opposition to ending slavery came from powerful individuals in Europe who shouldn't have had any any horse in that race.
Just putting that out there.
fyi...that your "hourly pay" is pay based on your labor rate listed on your pay stub. Money earned in exchange for labor is actually "labor capital" and not "income". IRS forces accounting firms and corporations to intentionally misclassify (accounting fraud) your labor capital as income so they can get a cut of it. Otherwise, they legally cannot collect payroll taxes unless you work 1. For the Federal Gov't, 2. Work On Federal Lands, or 3. In an occupation on the Federal Excise tax list. https://capitalvsincome.com/
The way to fix this is file form 4852, correct your W-2 by making Box 1 value zero, and then file a 1040-X amended return asking the IRS to return all of your payroll tax. Use the three item list above and "labor capital" for explanation on form 4852 and send a certified letter to your employer asking them to correct all W-2s going back 5 Tax Years (they may not do it, but it is the request that matters). I'm now working on year 5 of collecting payroll taxes from the IRS, and setting up lawsuit to go back to 1987 and try for a nationwide injunction blocking IRS from collecting payroll tax. [3 years collected already, 1 being processed, 1 being filed now].
Note it is also theft and Constitutional violation of 4th Amendment because labor is your property which cannot be taken with being charged with a crime and due process. DRAFT response letter if IRS harasses you: https://patriots.win/p/16aTeiSrDS/repost-irs-takedown-letter-draft/c/
You seem to be quite knowledgeable. How are the illegals paid that makes sense to employer? I know many get paid cash, heck when I was young in the mid-70's I worked a few cash jobs. I understand they save SS matching, no W/C, no Unemployment... Here in Nashville hispanics sans papel making 20 an hour cash no OT, but no taxes.
Insult to injury. They are intentionally bringing in illegals to take our jobs, but we still have to pay all the taxes and they get all the benefits and they are not even citizens. Pretty sure we are going to have a REAL revolution when enough people figure out this blatant robbery scheme. I have made myself EXEMPT for Fed Taxes and working on doing the same for STATE. Also, opting out of Social Security soon, and Medicare as soon as I figure that one out after the SS gone.
I'm on the collecting end of SS now. Since I had to resume work 2 years ago, I'm going over the cap. Last year by 8,100 so my SS is cut for Sept, Oct, Nov, and only half check in Dec. This year I'll probably be close to 20k over the cap so will lose 10,000 SS, Then I have 1 more year of the cap after that.
SS is a ripoff, If you are young and can end it do so.