Ah, Germans and moaning. The math isn't clear... but it seems all these sentences miss the phrase "over 5 years". I.e. earn 5 x 50K over 5 years, pay 58K extra

Ah, Germans and moaning. The math isn't clear... but it seems all these sentences miss the phrase "over 5 years". I.e. earn 5 x 50K over 5 years, pay 58K extra taxes (in total) over those 5 years. > The overall amount of taxes paid with additional income: 94k€ > The overall amount of taxes paid without additional income: 36k€ > The difference between the two scenarios: 58k€ > You pay additional 58k€ taxes on a 50k€ salary. Not neat! Stop being so Protestant and take the [deity stopped existing 3 words ago]-damned sabbatical...