“It’s called Gross Pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would have made before taxes” was posted on Twitter by Mike Wells on August 20, 2021. “Gross income” is before taxes and other deductions; “net pay” is after these are taken out.
“It’s called Gross Pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would’ve made before taxes”—the same joke—was posted on Twitter by Roi Haïtien on August 27, 2021, and went viral (over 210,000 likes).
Wikipedia: Gross income
For households and individuals, gross income is the sum of all wages, salaries, profits, interest payments, rents, and other forms of earnings, before any deductions or taxes. It is opposed to net income, defined as the gross income minus taxes and other deductions (e.g., mandatory pension contributions).
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Mike Wells
@mikewtfwells
It’s called Gross Pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would have made before taxes.
5:05 PM · Aug 20, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Mani
@maniixo_
It’s called gross pay because it’s disgusting to see how much you would’ve made before taxes
2:59 PM · Aug 22, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Drake
@LTGdre
It’s called Gross Pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would have made before taxes.
5:44 PM · Aug 22, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Bold Statement
@BoldStatePod
It’s called gross pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would’ve made before taxes
6:36 AM · Aug 23, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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Roi Haïtien
@__wadley__
It’s called Gross Pay because it’s disgusting to see how much money you would’ve made before taxes
12:37 PM · Aug 27, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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jeff
@jefff256
Its called gross pay because its disgusting to see how much money you would have made before taxes.
10:35 AM · Sep 9, 2021·Twitter for Android
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PJ Lyons
@CaramelRanger
Heard someone say that it’s called “Gross Pay” because it’s disgusting how much we make before they take out taxes
1:56 PM · Sep 11, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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