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> To me, [the] Netherlands would probably much more prosperous if taxes were lower and Govenment [sic] is less socialistic. Who would be more prosperous? The r
by nightcracker 11y ago
> To me, [the] Netherlands would probably much more prosperous if taxes were lower and Govenment [sic] is less socialistic.
Who would be more prosperous? The richest 1% would be much richer, yes. The bottom 50% of the population would be a lot worse off: sick and uneducated.
- afsina 11y agoI would challenge that. What is the average salary of %50 and their tax percentage?
- nightcracker 11y agoNot the most reliable source, but I don't have much time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_median_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_... Median gross salary is €1714 monthly or €20568 yearly. Then, looking up the income taxation (reliable): http://www.belastingschijven.net/belastingschijven-2015/ http://www.belastingschijven.net/belastingschijven-2015/ It seems that median salary almost entirely fits in the first 'schijf' (english: disk) of taxation. This means that the total income tax is: 19822 * 0.365 + (20568 - 19822) * 0.42 = €7548 yearly.