Yeah, I was chocked as well. But it could be that they count "household" income (average household is like 2+ people I think).
But also when you factor in that all burgers, even the poor, must have a shitty expensive car to go anywhere. They need health insurance that alone probably cost more than the total income tax for most of Europeans, and even then it doesn't actually cover the medical expenses. Then, as I understand it, they don't really have a pension system, so all those "savings" are actually for not starving to death when they get old. Then there's school, kinder-garden and no paid vacation, so you need to save for that as well.
Yankees basically pay over 70% tax on income if you add up all the "hidden costs" when you sigh up for American Inc subscription. But hey, you get to live in a cardbord box with a square patch of grass outside.
Yeah, I was chocked as well. But it could be that they count "household" income (average household is like 2+ people I think).
But also when you factor in that all burgers, even the poor, must have a shitty expensive car to go anywhere. They need health insurance that alone probably cost more than the total income tax for most of Europeans, and even then it doesn't actually cover the medical expenses. Then, as I understand it, they don't really have a pension system, so all those "savings" are actually for not starving to death when they get old. Then there's school, kinder-garden and no paid vacation, so you need to save for that as well.
Yankees basically pay over 70% tax on income if you add up all the "hidden costs" when you sigh up for American Inc subscription. But hey, you get to live in a cardbord box with a square patch of grass outside.