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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by mattkrause on Saturday September 07, 2019 @08:35PM (#20907715)
Right, but other taxes make up for it.

Sales tax in many states is between 5-10 percent; the UK VAT is 20%. The top income tax bracket in the UK is a bit higher (45%) than in the US (37%) and the National Insurance Contributions are often larger than FICA (etc). The UK also has (e.g.) a TV tax, which the US doesn't.

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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by walshemj on Sunday September 08, 2019 @01:05PM (#20911740)
Looking at headline levels doesn't always work especially if your middle class, Share options are taxed much less harshly you get pension tax relief at your effective rate.

we don't have to pay some one to do our taxes either.

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