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Same thing for me! "That's a third of my salary!"[1] But after getting a master's degree for free from the government and looking forward to free health care, k

by vages 6y ago

Same thing for me! "That's a third of my salary!"[1] But after getting a master's degree for free from the government and looking forward to free health care, kindergarten and cheap public transport for the rest of my life, I can't really complain. [1] Note that the Norwegian tax system is progressive, so median wage earners don't pay as much as that.

rayiner 6y ago
The American tax system is much more progressive. Median wage earners in Norway don’t pay that much, but as I understand it the top tax bracket kicks in around 1.6 times the average income (under $100,000). In the US, the top tax bracket doesn’t kick in until $518,000 for single people.