Most Americans have ZERO clue this system exists. While you're paying full taxes, foreign graduates get 3 YEARS of tax-advantaged work in our most competitive job markets.THE MATH THAT HURTS AMERICANS:• Tech salary: $200,000 (Google, Amazon, Meta)• American graduate: Pays $13,818/year in payroll taxes $186,182 take-home• Foreign graduate on work authorization: Pays $0 payroll taxes for 3 years $200,000 take-home• That's $13,818 EXTRA CASH per year $41,454 total advantageTHE REAL HOUSING IMPACT:This isn't about student visas - this is about a 3-year work program that gives foreign graduates a financial head start. In tech hubs like Austin, Seattle, and Bay Area:>Even 100 foreign workers with this advantage = $4.1 MILLION in extra buying power>They target the same starter homes and condos as American graduates>Your 7.65% payroll tax becomes their down payment advantage>They get immediate cash while you pay into a system that may not exist when you retireTHE BOTTOM LINE:They pay income tax like you do, but keep the 7.65% payroll tax that's automatically taken from your paycheck. That $41,454 head start isn't merit - it's policy.This is why you're getting outbid.This is why housing feels impossible.This is the advantage they don't want you to know about.
>>517856517Here's a foreign worker at a tech company (Oracle) asking a simple question:>"I won the H1B visa lottery, but I have 2 more years of my student work permit. Should I DELAY getting my real work visa to avoid paying $10,000 in taxes?"The comments tell you everything:>"Just don't file it and save on taxes.">"Deciding to apply later... can activate H1B few years later while still holding on to the lottery spot. Sorry."THE SCAM, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:1. They win the visa in the lottery.2. They then INTENTIONALLY DELAY getting the visa for years.3. Why? To keep their special "no payroll tax" status.4. They openly discuss how to dodge thousands in taxes that YOU are forced to pay.They see your Social Security and Medicare taxes as an optional fee to be avoided. They see our immigration system as a game to be manipulated.This isn't a secret conspiracy. They're bragging about it right out in the open. They call it "saving on taxes." You call it getting screwed.https://www.teamblind.com/post/got-h1b-in-first-year-skip-applying-to-avoid-fica-p3w52rnv
>>517856734Here's a foreign worker on Reddit, complaining about finally having to pay the same taxes as you:>"I just won the H1B visa lottery. Now that I have to start paying Social Security and Medicare taxes like an American, should I ask my company for a RAISE to cover it?"The responses are even more telling:>"Don't mention FICA... Just ask for a raise based on your performance... you can bring this up on the side.">"Correct, nothing wrong in asking... but expect BIG eyerolls from HR. Gotta pay US taxes now unfortunately."FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. This U.S. federal law mandates that employers withhold taxes from employee paychecks to fund Social Security and Medicare programs.LET THAT SINK IN:1. They get a multi-year tax break you never see.2. The moment they're forced to contribute like everyone else, their first thought is, "How do I make my American employer cover my new tax bill?"3. They strategize on how to hide the real reason and pretend it's about "performance."They see paying into the system that funds our retirees and healthcare as a personal financial loss to be recovered. Not a civic duty. Not the cost of living in a first-world country. A pay cut.This is the entitled mindset you're competing against.https://www.reddit.com/r/h1b/comments/1cmqwc0/salary_increase_because_fica_taxes/
>>517856734Just reported those accounts.Thanks
>>517856875SOURCES (BECAUSE THEY'LL CALL YOU A CONSPIRACY THEORIST):• IRS Tax Rule: F-1 students exempt from FICA taxes for 5 yearshttps://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/foreign-student-liability-for-social-security-and-medicare-taxes• USCIS OPT Rules: 12 months standard + 24 month STEM extension = 3 years work authorizationhttps://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors/optional-practical-training-for-f-1-students• Social Security Administration: Confirms 7.65% FICA tax rate for employeeshttps://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdata/taxRates.html• National Association of Realtors: Foreign buyers purchased $53.3 billion in US property (2023)https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/2023-profile-of-international-buyers-in-u-s-residential-real-estate• Bloomberg: Indians are top foreign homebuyers in US, driven by tech workershttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-01/indians-are-biggest-foreign-buyers-of-us-homes-as-workers-flock
>>517856904We literally can't afford homes because we are subsidizing third world retards to move here and buy them out from under us.
>>517856517It’s all a rat race. Avoid it.
>>517857033
>>517856517>Google, Amazon, MetaWhich one of those companies do you work for?>Austin, Seattle, and Bay AreaWhich one of those places were you trying to buy a home in?
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>>517857003>We literally can't afford homes becauseI own a home. Who is this "we" that can't afford homes and what do you guys do for work?
>>517857298So you don't actually have a job but it's Sukhdeep's fault that you can't afford a house in San Diego?
>>517857003Get active.Apply to jobs.nowReport indian brands on amazon and walmart.1 star google reviews.Everything adds up. Fuck these people.They hate themselves. Treat them like they do a mirror.
>>517857456
>>517856517Strange thing to autistically focus on.They take your job and lower the value of your labor, they take your home and raise the cost of your dream. Simple as. You don’t need to think further than this. They do not belong here.
>>517858438They really are insufferable, pretty sure this is a jeet >>517857456 who's taken advantage of this loophole and works at one of those FAANG companies. They're always defensive online whenever I call this out.
>>517858836That's why Indians are in an uproar over H1B, do you not see how much of a cash cow it is for them? Exploiting this loophole to the fullest degree and ripping us off in every way imaginable?This is much worse than you all thought and it's horrendous these jeets have been hush-hush about this for years, if not decades.
