When you’re buying back what SATS you spend you pay a premium, in tax fees, 5 to 10% from exchanges, additional if mixing.
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Tx fees not tax
Those numbers seem extreme, but whatever they are people are willing to do it
I only pay taxes on profit, and I don't spend anywhere close to that on exchanges. 1% max I think. Usually lower. Fiat card processing fees are more than that. I can see that if fees on chain are high, but I usually use Lightning anyway. Not everyone is the same as me though. I hear that.