Re:Alphabet Q1 2018 Earnings [pdf]
by rayiner on Monday April 23, 2018 @06:30PM
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> Taxing the middle class here the same as say, norway doesn't make sense unless you offer the same services.
My point is that the bellyaching in America is targeted at the wrong thing. It's not about how much taxes rich people or corporations pay. That's not why Germany has free education and we don't. It's that a household making $100k pays 20% taxes here and 40% in Germany. That's the major difference between the countries.
Re:Alphabet Q1 2018 Earnings [pdf]
by refurb on Monday April 23, 2018 @11:06PM
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Exactly. Lots of talk of taxing the rich, but if you look at other countries, the "rich" are clearly middle class. No other way to raise enough revenue.
My point is that the bellyaching in America is targeted at the wrong thing. It's not about how much taxes rich people or corporations pay. That's not why Germany has free education and we don't. It's that a household making $100k pays 20% taxes here and 40% in Germany. That's the major difference between the countries.