Re:The end of Apple’s affair with China
by michpoch on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @11:05AM
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That's the salary. Now, you have employers costs, which will be much higher in socialistic countries in EU.
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Re:The end of Apple’s affair with China
by marcus_holmes on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @11:31AM
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not so much - US employees need very expensive employer-provided health insurance. In the EU that's covered by taxes instead. I couldn't find a direct comparison (hard because it varies by state & country), but it seems to be a wash:
https://topsourceworldwide.com/international-salaries/
note that China is 40% of salary as a payroll tax, which tops the list.
Re:The end of Apple’s affair with China
by pwinnski on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:07PM
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Quite the (wrong) assumptions, in service to a preconceived narrative.
What you term "socialistic" countries handle government services via taxes more than levies on employers.
It looks like the employer cost in China is 40.92%[0], while the highest percentage in Europe is 32.4% in Italy, and Switzerland imposes only 9.5%.