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Apples and oranges.
Contractors get paid directly with no taxes taken out. They must deduct it from their pay themselves.
Employees get taxes deducted before they are paid.
Ok but the meme doesn't mention the type of employment
It was mentioned in other comments.
Can't assume I've read anything but the comments upstream to me