Uh, no. It’s not. That’s the difference I would be paying in taxes if I lived in some overtaxed Euro country.
LOL
How can you stuff so many lies down there?
Must be a huge hole.
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Uh, no. It’s not. That’s the difference I would be paying in taxes if I lived in some overtaxed Euro country.
Not a lie. Income and payroll taxes are roughly 30% of my income. That’s take home pay with no tax return, or being slightly off give or take at the end of the year. Many Western European nations are close to or even over 50% tax rate.LOL
How can you stuff so many lies down there?
Must be a huge hole.
There’s probably a survivors bias at work there. We probably get the more well off, just like we get visitors from India or South Africa. I bet you would find that most are from a handful of countries.Playing devil's advocate here. If Euros are so overtaxed, how do they still afford to travel to the US (not exactly a cheap destination) and other places for weeks on end? Oh I might add they also get 6+ weeks vacation and have much more substantial parental leave (Iran gets more than the US)?
I hear you but it's a substantial population. Agreed you are not getting the sheep-f*ckers (they probably just go on cruises just like ours). A lot are backpackers but also a lot of families. I don't know the demographics but I'd swear places like Yosemite have more Euro families (agreed, predominantly Western Europe) than Americans, especially on the trails that require a little bit of fitness.There’s probably a survivors bias at work there. We probably get the more well off, just like we get visitors from India or South Africa. I bet you would find that most are from a handful of countries.
Plus, advantageous currency exchange.
Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty who are doing just fine. They also have a culture that values traveling more than buying toys. Even when I was poor, I still found a way to travel.I hear you but it's a substantial population. Agreed you are not getting the sheep-f*ckers (they probably just go on cruises just like ours). A lot are backpackers but also a lot of families. I don't know the demographics but I'd swear places like Yosemite have more Euro families (agreed, predominantly Western Europe) than Americans, especially on the trails that require a little bit of fitness.
Most don't seem rich, just average middle class.
That's what happens when you tax the sh!t out of the rich?Most don't seem rich, just average middle class.
I think this hits the nail on the head. Even overtaxed, they seem to have a lot more discretionary income.They also have a culture that values traveling more than buying toys.
The system works?That's what happens when you tax the sh!t out of the rich?
That might depend on what the rest of their lifestyle is like and their other patterns of consumer spending. The average 2-income household in the US will have a couple cars, an apartment or home of xx square feet, and so on. So what levels of income does it take to sustain that lifestyle in these other countries?I think this hits the nail on the head. Even overtaxed, they seem to have a lot more discretionary income.
Good question and I'm betting they don't buy a new iPhone every year.That might depend on what the rest of their lifestyle is like and their other patterns of consumer spending. The average 2-income household in the US will have a couple cars, an apartment or home of xx square feet, and so on. So what levels of income does it take to sustain that lifestyle in these other countries?
If only there was factual information we can find somewhere.Not a lie. Income and payroll taxes are roughly 30% of my income. That’s take home pay with no tax return, or being slightly off give or take at the end of the year. Many Western European nations are close to or even over 50% tax rate.
Do the math, retard.
I found this graphic for average home sizes in the U.S. and other countries. There's probably some distortion because this was as of 2009, whereas I would guess the U.S. average is probably down in size since then. But still.....Good question and I'm betting they don't buy a new iPhone every year.
We have a huge spending, materialism, and personal debt issue in this country - makes sense the government reflects the populace.
The middle class can afford less bad techno music.Depends on your perspective?
If you would like us to regard your opinion, you will need to refrain from platitudes, that on their face, we know are untrue.I’d be all for some of berns policies 1. If they actually worked 2. If they aren’t going to crush the middle class
trumps tax “reforms” only hurt me. If taxes go up higher I feel people are going to start losing their homes. For what? For the poor and illegals to get free stuff?