• krist2an@lemm.ee
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    Don’t want to brag, but I took my compulsory 2-week vacation in July. I’m having another week of vacation in the middle of August and I’m taking a whole month off in the middle of October when my second child is born (dad-vacation, in addition to the 18 months that the mom has as paid maternity leave). Oh and all of this is fully paid.

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          1 year ago

          Don’t forget reliable and comfortable public transport and properly maintained roads and public infrastructure.

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          I try explaining this to fellow Americans that you end up paying much less in the end and never have the stress of how you’re going to afford this stuff (or possibly even lose everything to a sudden health problem) but it falls on deaf ears if they’ve already been brainwashed. They refuse to hear that other countries have things figured out to make the lives of their citizens much more enjoyable.

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        1 year ago

        I’d rather my country raise my tax to 50% than live in a country like America.

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          Ironically, the average total taxation (after you add local, regional, national, etc. taxes) is either lower or at a similar approx. 35% of income.

          Americans just get stiffed by where that money goes afterwards.

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        We are supporting each other in hard times and fun times. Whats the problem? Should we rather shoot, hate and make fun of each other instead?