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Germany doesn't have and never had a 21% VAT. Please just google before spreading bullshit

• pvaldes 4y ago
  But most Europe has. Replace the value by the local VAT paid in your country and you will be able to pick the idea. In Europe you pay the normal taxes and then you pay "the other" taxes. Saying that you "only pay X% of your income in taxes" is not the whole picture
  • iso1631 4y ago
    10% sales tax in many states, upto 13.5% in some areas. Vast majority of income is not spent on luxury goods attracting those high rates -- rent/mortgage payments, electricity/fuel, transport, etc
    • pvaldes 4y ago
      Don't focus in the percentage, is not the important concept here. Is a luxury to replace the oil in your car? We pay a 21% more. You can see it from a point of view of privilege and pay less, let say 4%, so you don't care to think about it, but this does not change the problem. The problem is that you are paying 4% more, without receiving anything for it.