> The total taxes you pay on a regular work contract are around 41.5%, and much of that goes to pensions. With VAT on each purchase (unless you're not living m

> The total taxes you pay on a regular work contract are around 41.5%, and much of that goes to pensions. With VAT on each purchase (unless you're not living month to month, and are able to set aside some of your income) the effective taxation is closer to 60%. I don't want to go into the topic of why I think progressive taxation is better than what we have now, but I wanted to raise this point because many stop at the tax rate on their salary.