Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of money?

Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by johannes1234321 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:52PM (#27122685)

Comparing salaries isn't easy. Europeans get more vacation, more sick days, other (better?) Health care, retirement funds, unemployment insurance ... also they eventually pay less rent etc.

Compering this objectively ain't easy.

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by tijl on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:08AM (#27127168)

What also doesn't help, is that, at least in my experience, Americans usually mention pre-tax wages, while Europeans usually talk about their wages after tax (not sure if that is the case here, since nobody in this thread mentions taxes). $11k is roughly €9k. With Belgian tax rates, you'll have about €4.4k left after tax. (Belgium is where I live, so those are the rates I know. In Easter Europe, tax rates are lower)

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by CRConrad on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:48AM (#27131693)

> Americans usually mention pre-tax wages, while Europeans usually talk about their wages after tax

Some Europeans. AFAIK all the Nordic countries are similar in discussing salaries as pre-tax. Dunno for sure how it's done around the Mediterranean, but I wouldn't jump to the assumption that it's net-in-the-hand there either. Could well be that this "European norm" is just a German and perhaps French (and apparently Belgian?) thing.

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by morelisp on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:07PM (#27131907)

Everyone I know in Berlin (including Germans, French, and Belgians) talks about pre-tax salary.

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