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Sure; US effective tax levels brings relative tax rates up much higher than you would expect. That coupled with things like free university education, cheap chi

Sure; US effective tax levels brings relative tax rates up much higher than you would expect. That coupled with things like free university education, cheap childcare, state pensions, etc means that I'm highly dubious that all the avg American would have to do is to not get paid for 18 months and they'd be in the same boat. Face it; 18 months leave is a huge perk (snarky comments about going crazy not withstanding). Furthermore, why the he'll should only the rich get to spend time with their kids?

yummyfajitas 16y ago
The costs of the assorted govt benefits is included in the figures I cited. The figures take Swedish income proportions, but scales them upward proportionally to GDP.
- lotusleaf1987 16y ago
  Look at this though: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/YourRealTaxRate40.aspx http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/YourRealTa...