This post is going viral because it takes a classic 'deal with the devil' trope and grounds it in a hilariously relatable, distinctly Korean reality: the inescapable tax system. It's a perfect blend of absurd fantasy and mundane bureaucracy that resonates with anyone who's ever felt the sting of taxes.
Okay, so someone out here really said 'deal with the devil' and meant it. They apparently sold three whole years of their life to the actual devil for a cool 1 million Korean Won per day. That added up to a whopping 1.065 billion KRW in their bank account, no cap. But get this: the very next day, the National Tax Service (NTS) showed up at their door. Not for a friendly chat, but to slap them with a 438 million KRW gift tax bill! Bro, that's literally more than a year's worth of their sold lifespan just gone to taxes. You can't even escape the taxman when you're making deals with literal demons, I'm screaming. This is sending me.
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Okay but the REAL story is: 1. Sold 3 years for 1M KRW/day. 2. Paid gift tax to the NTS (devil said he didn't have a business number for a receipt 💀). 3. Devil then said 'oops, you only had 2 years left, give me a year back.' 4. Got a bill for 1 year's worth of post-tax money. Bank account frozen. 5. Couldn't even touch the money. Asked NTS for a refund on that year's gift tax. Denied due to 'insufficient proof.' 6. Died from overwork. I'M SCREAMING 😭
It's PAYMENT for something sold, what kind of gift tax is this?! We need to figure out if lifespan is even a taxable asset first, fr fr.
Ngl, it's gonna be hard to prove to the tax authorities that this income came from selling your lifespan. If you get a huge sum, the FIU flags it, and if you can't explain the source when you buy real estate, it'll probably just get slapped with gift tax. In Korea, the recipient gets taxed, so there's that.
If you can't prove your income, the state literally just freezes your money 💀💀💀
Aren't we already selling our time anyway? Is this really any different from selling lifespan we wouldn't even get to enjoy?
What if you just get cash and don't report it? Lmaooo, would the devil snitch on you? 💀
Lmaooo if I were the devil, I'd only show up for the guys who *actually* only have 3 years left.
There's this one creepypasta where someone sold their life to the devil, and the devil immediately unalived himself after taking the body lol. Giving up your life seems like a bad deal.
Bro, if the devil bought your time, shouldn't he make sure it's tax-exempt? But then again, the one buying the time IS the devil... 🤦♀️
I'm already selling my time for 10,320 won an hour. You're saying 100 times that? 👀