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vereinbar
3y ago
>Like I said, if all social security was through private insurance the tax burden would be lower but the people wouldn't have more money. It won't be that lower. The German pension has existing liabilities that they must pay. S
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vereinbar
3y ago
>If you want to compare you need the total costs of living not the tax burden. >Incredibly high taxes? Denmark has higher taxes. Why would you compare total cost of living to find which country has the higher taxes? It doesn't m
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vereinbar
3y ago
The Tax Foundation simply presents the data collected by the OECD[1]. You don't have to trust them. >Social security and pesnions aren't financed by taxes, in Germany taxes are not earmarked for a specific purpose. This is wron