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Re:The German Model by cschwarm on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @10:06AM (#4350124)
> Having worked for a couple of years in Germany, one thing that struck me is taxes came to almost 50% of my salary.

Are you sure, you didn't mean statutory deductions? Contributions to health, unemployment, and annuity insurance are no taxes.

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Re:The German Model by harryf on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @10:44AM (#4350303)
That's correct - should have been clearer - was keeping it short. By "taxes" I mean all compulsory payments I was required to make, including health, unemployment etc.
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