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Sorry, your price link is contradicting you. Meanwhile you've left out that aside from energy-taxation, Germans already are having the highest income-tax and so

Sorry, your price link is contradicting you. Meanwhile you've left out that aside from energy-taxation, Germans already are having the highest income-tax and social-security costs of the developed world as well. France must have some very elaborate scheme hiding this great price-equalizer.

natmaka 5y ago
> Sorry, your price link is contradicting you .32 is in my book far from "almost 2 times" .19 > Germans already are having the highest income-tax and social-security costs of the developed world Nope, the tax burden is way higher in France: 46.2% of GDP in 2020, while Germany is at 37.5% Secondary source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_reven...
- woodpanel 5y ago
  > .32 is in my book far from "almost 2 times" .19 I mean you've written it yourself: "almost" > Nope, the tax burden is way higher in France: 46.2% of GDP in 2020, while Germany is at 37.5% And then you're leaving out secial-security costs, way to go! https://img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile207627583/3297937857-coriginal-w1200/DWO-WI-OECD-Bruttolohn-fb.jpg https://img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile207627583/329793785...
  - natmaka 5y ago
    > I mean you've written it yourself: "almost" Nope. I was quoting you (with the '>' sign, just as you do). Please re-read. > And then you're leaving out secial-security costs False, once more. France is clearly way ahead of Germany, and for quite a long time (and until now I thought it is well-known): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_welfare_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we...
CRConrad 5y ago
> Germans already are having the highest income-tax and social-security costs of the developed world as well. Having lived in a couple of Nordic countries for most[1] of my life, allow me to be sceptical about that. ___ [1]: Unter fünf Johr im Ländle wo jeadas Haus a Häusle isch.

natmaka 5y ago

> Sorry, your price link is contradicting you .32 is in my book far from "almost 2 times" .19 > Germans already are having the highest income-tax and social-security costs of the developed world Nope, the tax burden is way higher in France: 46.2% of GDP in 2020, while Germany is at 37.5% Secondary source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_to_GDP_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_reven...

woodpanel 5y ago
> .32 is in my book far from "almost 2 times" .19 I mean you've written it yourself: "almost" > Nope, the tax burden is way higher in France: 46.2% of GDP in 2020, while Germany is at 37.5% And then you're leaving out secial-security costs, way to go! https://img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile207627583/3297937857-coriginal-w1200/DWO-WI-OECD-Bruttolohn-fb.jpg https://img.welt.de/img/wirtschaft/mobile207627583/329793785...
- natmaka 5y ago
  > I mean you've written it yourself: "almost" Nope. I was quoting you (with the '>' sign, just as you do). Please re-read. > And then you're leaving out secial-security costs False, once more. France is clearly way ahead of Germany, and for quite a long time (and until now I thought it is well-known): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_welfare_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we...

CRConrad 5y ago

> Germans already are having the highest income-tax and social-security costs of the developed world as well. Having lived in a couple of Nordic countries for most[1] of my life, allow me to be sceptical about that. ___ [1]: Unter fünf Johr im Ländle wo jeadas Haus a Häusle isch.