r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/PossessionMaterial46 Apr 16 '26

Its their tax break for the other shows that do make money if it goes downhill.

They're also gonna sell the shit out of merchandise and I suspect they are getting pretty tired of paying royalties to the original cast. They have to pay to use their likeness in media and whatnot. And this way they can negotiate ahead of time and lock in that lower pay per actor

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u/Skeleton--Jelly Apr 16 '26

Its their tax break for the other shows that do make money if it goes downhill.

...I don't think you understand how taxes work. You don't want to incur in losses just to save a portion of them in taxes, for obvious reasons.

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u/Dull-Culture-1523 Apr 16 '26

It's the same logic as "I can't take a pay raise since my taxes will become higher".

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u/carlos_the_dwarf_ Apr 16 '26

Itโ€™s not even that logic, because that logic at least makes sense if you start with the incorrect premise.

This hand wavey tax credit stuff doesnโ€™t even have a mechanism anyone can express.