Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past decade?

Re:Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past dec... by yrgulation on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:05AM (#32850478)

There is no such thing as “free services”. You paid for them through taxes. Also you need to factor in vat and everything else being expensive due to taxes. Dont get me wrong, denmark looks great, but as many “rich” west eu countries the country is rich but the people arent.

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Re:Ask HN: Have tech salaries been stagnant for the past dec... by silvestrov on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:33AM (#32850808)

And you need to factor in that Danish people do not need to pay for health services.

$50k after tax in Denmark needs to pay for fewer expenses than $50k after tax in USA.

So it is not a valid comparison to just compare income tax and VAT.

In this case Denmark ends up not being more expensive for a nice middle class life. It's just that ill-informed people thinks otherwise. Quality of life in Denmark is higher: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/quality-...

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