payrolltithe

/ˈpeɪrəʊlˌtaɪð/nounVerified New

The automatic deduction from public salaries that channels a share into the ruling party's coffers.

Officially voluntary, operationally unavoidable; opting out is a career decision. The machine runs on percentages nobody signed for.

Etym. — payroll + tithe; a church-sized claim on income, administered by a state.

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