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A comment on Second Citizenships, Residencies, and/or Temporary Relocation. Parent comment

Re:Second Citizenships, Residencies, and/or Temporary Reloca... by AnotherGoodName on Sunday February 21, 2021 @12:59PM (#26215533)
The tax brackets are the point i'm making. Australia literally has 0% for the lowest bracket whereas the USA starts at 10% even on the lowest wage earners. The difference is made up for in the higher brackets. This boosts median wealth for a nation whilst it doesn't affect the average wealth per person. Having the median wealth higher so that there's a functioning middle class is a good thing.
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Re:Second Citizenships, Residencies, and/or Temporary Reloca... by iso1210 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:05PM (#26241408)
Aus median wage AUD89,000, tax on that seems to be $20,472.00 - 23%, plus $1780 medicare

US median wage USD49,764, Fed + CA tax is $9,611.02 - 19%

Median wage in Australia is far higher than in America seems more important than the tax rate at the 50th percentile

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