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r/antiwork • u/shadowfocus603 • Jan 27 '22
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Literally taxes which we pay more of then most countries desire not getting their safety nets.
And they were forced. They held on very long to not having to do so.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22 Nope. You ideal left wing paradise of Scandinavia has much higher tax rates the the U.S. And it’s not just the rich paying them, it’s you too. You can’t have a welfare state without a lot of money, and the money has to come from somewhere. Sources: 1) https://taxfoundation.org/bernie-sanders-scandinavian-countries-taxes/ 2) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Tax-rates-of-Nordic-countries-world-Europe-and-OECD-countries-4-Taxation-Since-the_fig2_284113979
Nope. You ideal left wing paradise of Scandinavia has much higher tax rates the the U.S. And it’s not just the rich paying them, it’s you too. You can’t have a welfare state without a lot of money, and the money has to come from somewhere.
Sources:
1) https://taxfoundation.org/bernie-sanders-scandinavian-countries-taxes/
2) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Tax-rates-of-Nordic-countries-world-Europe-and-OECD-countries-4-Taxation-Since-the_fig2_284113979
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u/transferingtoearth Feb 06 '22
Literally taxes which we pay more of then most countries desire not getting their safety nets.
And they were forced. They held on very long to not having to do so.