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> There need to be some taxes, but I think a person has the moral right to keep the majority of their earnings, regardless of how much they earn. Maybe only if
by bdangubic 2y ago
> There need to be some taxes, but I think a person has the moral right to keep the majority of their earnings, regardless of how much they earn.
Maybe only if you move to UAE :)
While here in the US we are not paying 57.3% in taxes (though in some States kind of close to that) we pretty much get nothing in return (other than military complex...)
- macbookaries 2y agoMy understanding is that the total tax rate (city+state+federal) is higher in places like New York and California than it is in Finland
- bdangubic 2y agoWe take LA as example: California state tax rate: 7.25% Los Angeles county tax rate: 1.00% Special tax rate: 1.25% Combined Los Angeles tax rate: 9.50% Highest federal tax rate is 37% so that is 46.5%. Not quite Finland but a lot...
- monocle33 2y agoInteresting! And then maybe once you factor in health care costs etc it comes out at pretty much the same