Re:Croatia to switch to euro, enter passport-free Schengen zone
by maygeimen on Sunday January 01, 2023 @01:50AM
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EU countries also have huge taxes, taking 50% of your income directly and if we also calculate VAT and all indirect taxes like for electricity, taxes will be something like 80%. So basically for the most people in countries like Germany work doesn't worth it, because you can get almost the same income from the state as social help without doing any work at all...
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Re:Croatia to switch to euro, enter passport-free Schengen zone
by wolverine876 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @02:19AM
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But people in Germany do work. You could hardly pick a worse example for the claim than the German economy. The EU in general is incredibly productive. Last I knew (awhile ago), the only difference between EU and US productivity was that people in the EU had longer vacations.
Also, the wealthiest, most productive and innovative parts of the US have the highest taxes.