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Re:Software Engineering Salaries in Europe vs. the United St... by londons_explore on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:14AM (#28221173)
> government paid health care,

Most salary comparisons are done pre-taxes. Europe has much higher taxes, in part to pay for that free education and healthcare.

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Re:Software Engineering Salaries in Europe vs. the United St... by tharne on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:33AM (#28221484)
> Europe has much higher taxes, in part to pay for that free education and healthcare.

That part about higher taxes paying for "free" education and healthcare had me cracking up.

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