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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ironically, the average total taxation (after you add local, regional, national, etc. taxes) is either lower or at a similar approx. 35% of income.

Americans just get stiffed by where that money goes afterwards.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I wonder how it ends if they add all the insurances, benefits etc. they would need to pay to get the same benefits as us.